Reading and Writing the Electronic Book

Author: Catherine C. Marshall
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1598299050

Reading and Writing the Electronic Book (Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services)

Developments over the last twenty years have fueled considerable speculation about the future of the book and of reading itself. Get Reading and Writing the Electronic Book computer books for free.
This book begins with a brief historical overview the history of electronic books, including the social and technical forces that have shaped their development. The focus then shifts to reading and how we interact with what we read: basic issues such as legibility, annotation, and navigation are examined as aspects of reading that eBooks inherit from their print legacy. Because reading is fundamentally communicative, I also take a closer look at the sociality of reading: how we read in a group and how we share what we read. Studies of reading and eBook use are integrated throughout the book, but Chapter 5 "goes meta" Check Reading and Writing the Electronic Book our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Studies of reading and eBook use are integrated throughout the book, but Chapter 5 "goes meta"

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