Ebooks

Challenges

Ebook Issues

Ebooks vs Web Content

Readers Are Not Web Browsers

Basic Content Models

Reading Devices

Gemstar

REB1100 and REB1200

SGML and PDF

Open Ebook

Microsoft Reader

Creating an Ebook for MS Reader

Reader Example

NightKitchen

Adobe, PDF and Acrobat

Glassbook Reader

O’Reilly Network Example

Publisher Issues

Devices -- Rights Management

Distribution

Library Model

Safari

User Acceptance

Non-Traditional Ebook Applications