50 Benefits of Ebooks; A Thinking Person's Guide to the Digital Reading Revolution

257 Pages·2009·0.92 MB·English

by  Michael Pastore

50 Benefits of Ebooks
EPUB ebook
Edition 2009v09.18
Copyright © 2009 by Michael Pastore
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Comments about the March 2009 edition:
“This book is pretty much a ‘must read’ and ‘ready
reference’ for anyone considering eBooks.”
— Michael S. Hart, Founder
Project Gutenberg
“This is definitely a must read for anyone who is
remotely interested in where the publishing industry is
heading.”
— Joanna Penn, Author and Speaker,
The Creative Penn
50 Benefits of Ebooks
A Thinking Person's Guide to
The Digital Reading Revolution
Edition September 2009, 2009v09.18
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50 Benefits of Ebooks
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ISBN: 978-0-927379-17-5
This book is available in 3 formats:
– Paperback, 372 pages, $ 20
– Ebook ( EPUB ), for iPhones, iPods, and other devices, $ 2
– Ebook ( PDF ), for Desktop computers (Windows, Linux, and Mac OS),
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Contents
A. Epigraph: The Future[goto_A.]
B. The Battle of the Books and Ebooks [goto_B.]
C. Foreword [goto_C.]
A] Benefits of Paper Books and Ebooks
1. 12 Benefits of Books Made of Paper [goto_1.]
2. 52 Benefits of Ebooks [goto_2.]
B ] Reading Ebooks
3. Free Ebooks and How to Find Them [goto_3.]
4. Where to Buy Ebooks [goto_4.]
5. Ebook Formats: A Primer [goto_5.]
6. How to Read Ebooks [goto_6.]
7. Ten Popular Myths About Ebooks [goto_7.]
8. Future Ebook Reading Devices [goto_8.]
9. Ebook Reading Devices in 2009 [goto_9.]
C ] Aspects of Publishing Ebooks
10. Ebooks and Independent Publishing [goto_10.]
11. Why the Ex-perts Call Them E-books [goto_11.]
12. Size Matters: Ebooks and Bytes [goto_12.]
13. How to Publish Without DRM [goto_13.]
14. Publishing Ebooks – Ten Tremendous Trends in 2009 [goto_14.]
D ] The Value of Reading
15. Reflections on Books and Reading [goto_15.]
16. Thoreau: Reading [goto_16.]
17. Schopenhauer: On Books & Reading [goto_17.]
18. Sainte-Beuve: What is a Classic? [goto_18.]
19. Ruskin: Of Kings’ Treasuries [goto_19.]
20. Pastore: The Monster Reads! Mary Shelley Warns about Technology
and the Loss of the Inner Life [goto_20.]
E ] The Education of An Ebooklover
21. 200 Ebooks Worth Reading Twice[goto_21.]
22. Epublishing Glossary [goto_22.]
23. Key Resources About Ebooks [goto_23.]
24. Ebookology: a Subject Guide[goto_24.]
25. Top News Stories of 2009[goto_25.]
26. Will DEPUB Devour EPUB?[goto_26.]
27. Why This Ebook Has No DRM[goto_27.]
28. Envoi: The Island of Ebooks[goto_28.]
29. Afterword by Michael S. Hart 358[goto_29.]
F ] Back Matter
30. Acknowledgments and Credits [goto_30.]
31. About the Companion Website [goto_31.]
32. Index [goto_32.]
Books by Zorba Press[goto_33.]
We did not come here to fear the future.
We came to shape it.
— Barack Obama
September 9, 2009
Foreword
50 Benefits of Ebooks is a lively introduction to the brave new worlds of
ebooks and electronic publishing. The book makes no attempt to be
comprehensive. Instead, the work focuses on 3 areas: 1) the new, useful
and most interesting aspects of the ebook experience; 2) the free (and
approaching low-cost) ebooks that might inspire a genuine publishing
revolution; and 3) how reading good books (whether made of paper or of
bytes) might transform our culture and our personal lives.
This book is being published in paperback, and as an ebook, in the
formats PDF and EPUB. The book’s companion blog and website,
(EpublishersWeekly.net) – urges readers NOT to buy the pocket-sized
372-page paperback, which costs $ 20. The ebook version costs two
dollars, saves trees, and contains all the same content as the paperback
– except the paper!
50 Benefits of Ebooks is organized into five sections: Benefits of Ebooks
and Paper Books; Reading Ebooks; Ebooks for Authors and Publishers;
The Value of Reading; and The Education of an Ebooklover.
Ebook newcomers will find the basics here. Scholars and parents,
concerned about the dumbing effects of technology, will be gripped by
the essay “The Monster Reads!”. And ebook professionals can debate
and debunk my wild predictions for the rosy and thorny future of ebooks,
by devouring the essay: “Publishing Ebooks – Ten Tremendous Trends
in 2009 .”
This new edition (September 2009) is 25% larger, and contains many
updates, new chapters, and an Afterword by Michael S. Hart.
I love paper books, and I hope that they are never completely replaced
by their electronic progeny. Nevertheless, every day, ebooks are growing
in use, in sales, and in significance. After years of sputtering, the Digital
Reading Revolution has at last arrived.
50 Benefits of Ebooks is your friendly and reliable guide. In all your