...Jung‐Yu Lai; Chih‐Yen Chang Purpose Due to the rapid pace of development and innovation in information technology, the dedicated electronic book (e‐book) reader has become a new trend in reading. However, at present there is only a limited understanding of what factors drive user attitudes...

..., policies and processes. Originality/value The paper draws attention to the potential of the future importance of e‐books and profiles the uptake of the e‐book marketplace in terms of main players and their services. Electronic books Electronic publishing Publishers Libraries Developments...

... in writing and self‐publishing an electronic book (e‐book) on the Web. The information is presented in two parts: writing and compiling the book, and publishing and marketing it. Electronic books © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Kingsley   Oghojafor . E...

... --> Electronic books E‐book technology is now a marvellous opportunity for anyone to become a self‐published e‐book author. Publishing or distributing e‐books is cost effective and is rapdily gaining in popularlty. More educational information can now be published by educators and easily distributed...

...‐up of other electronic resources, such as e‐journals. These include changes in professional and management skills, such as collection development, marketing and evaluation, user education, technological skills and communication skills. Electronic books Academic libraries Collections management...

... to published material (by Martin Fathers) has more interest to the average reader. The whole of Part 2 is directed at the publishing industry and, though of considerable value, will not be so useful to librarians. Electronic books Edited by Bill   Cope and Dean   Mason . Markets...

... --> Electronic books Copyright law The granularity of digital book production that allows readers to decompose and then recompose content almost at will poses huge problems for traditional interpretations of copyright. Publishers, especially, are concerned by the possible lose of current revenue streams...

... --> Electronic books Supply chain management This book in the C‐2‐C Series is of considerable interest to librarians and information managers. The central point is that as book production changes from a linear sequence of operations to an organic interchange between several players, the role of book...

...M. Landoni; R. Wilson; F. Gibb This paper starts by reporting the results of two studies into electronic book production, the Visual Book and the WEB Book. The Visual Book study (Landoni, 1997) explored the importance of the visual component of the book metaphor for the production of more effective...