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The electronic books, e-books, are progressively supposed to be a real alternative to paper books. However, they face some problems. Lack of standard, monopoly interests and bussines affaires, and a lot of doubts about how to protect author´s copyrights make them a non-satisfactory [...]

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The potential of technology in digital society offers multiple possibilities for learning. E-books constitute one of the technologies to which great attention has to be paid. This article presents a case study on the perceptions held by a teacher and his students on the use of e-textbooks [...]

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The electronic book, understood as a digital file, has entered the Spanish publishing scene and caused a variety of changes, both within publishing companies and in the relationship between the publishers and other players in the traditional book value chain. We describe these changes, [...]

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Management, trade strategies, marketing and users of scientific-technical e-books in the Spanish market are analysed in this paper, from the point of view of the main subscription agents. Swets and Ebsco country managers in Spain were interviewed to obtain a general overview. The [...]

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The pathway to the complete digitisation and substitution of printed press is now a reality. The imminent commercialisation of new mobile devices using e-ink, licensed by Philips, and especially the new model of Sony’s Portable Reader System in Spain (announced for Spring 2009), [...]

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After years of failures and hesitations, electronic books have consolidated their market presence, representing an increasingly important segment of the publishing sector. This launch is due to several factors: implementation of the electronic edition as an inseparable part of content [...]