Comments on: What exactly is an ebook? What makes an ebook different from a normal document?

By: smarty7 is back

smarty7 is back — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:44:58 +0000

An e-book (for electronic book: also ebook: also ecobook) is the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book. Such documents are usually read on personal computers, or on dedicated hardware devices known as e-book readers or e-book devices.
An e-book is a specialised type of e-text.

Difference Between the two types of books are
* All e-book devices require power.
* There is always a concern that the book format will not be readable by future e-book devices.
* Book reading devices are significantly more expensive than most paper books.
* Book readers are more likely to be stolen than paper books.
* Paper books are less fragile than book readers. You can sit on a book, jump on it, drop it from a height, and it still remains readable. However, the pages of paper books are subject to ripping. Both varieties of books suffer from potential liquid damage (eg. spills, submersion etc.)

Normally a eBook is in pdf format however it can be in html also.
a popular known site for eBook is

By: Zoomin Zoomout

Zoomin Zoomout — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:19:40 +0000

An e-book is simply a soft copy of a book. i.e. a book which can be viewed on computer.

By: jeanniebee625

jeanniebee625 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000

An ebook can be in any format — usually it is a doc or a pdf, but can be saved differently. It is simply a term used to describe an electronic copy of a book. It is another way of defining it–to be included among paperbacks, hardcovers, audio books, and now–ebooks!

By: hexrunt

hexrunt — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:54:20 +0000

It can be in any number of forms. An Ebook is simply an “electronic” book.