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Becoming an E‐Bookworm
Author(s) -
Jensen Kristin H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
literature compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1741-4113
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-4113.2004.00003.x
Subject(s) - software portability , annotation , computer science , software , world wide web , multimedia , artificial intelligence , programming language
Electronic books (or ‘e‐books’) promise to marry the advantages of an electronic format with the portability and flexible annotation of a traditional book. E‐books offer several advantages, but scholars may hesitate to adopt the technology until software designers and content providers address e‐books’ current shortcomings in functionality and availability.