What should you know about e-books?

WHAT IS AN E-BOOK?

An e-book is the usual way a digital copy of a book, but an e-book can also exist without that it exists as a printed edition. That book is a digital version means that it is made in one format that allows you to read it on a PC, Mac, iPod, Tablet, Kindle, or mobile. In principle, an e-book only a document that is not formatted for a specific paper size, and can therefore dynamically change the display size, resolution and orientation as the device you want to read e-book has. An e-book can also be in addition to the text contain links and multimedia (usually music or speech).

HOW CAN I READ AN E-BOOK?

To read an e-book you need a PC, Mac, iPod, tablets, e-readers such as Kindle, or a cell phone. In addition, you need a program / app that can read the format that your e-book is created. If you buy an Apple product such as iPod, iPad, or iPhone they has an e-book reader to already install. This is a good e-book reader, so on these devices, we recommend that you use this. But others e-book readers can be downloaded from App Store. For Android devices you get several different apps such as the Bluefire Reader that you can download from Google Play. For PC and Mac you can download Adobe Digital Editions for free. It may be most convenient to read e-book on a tablet or dedicated reader, both in terms of size, and that these generally have a good display.

WHAT ABOUT COPYRIGHT?

There are two types of copy protection of eBooks, DRM and watermark protection. DRM (Digital Rights Management) limits how many copies of the book one can have, and the type of e-book reader you can read it. Because of this, these books is not to be converted to other e-book formats, but as with most other things, there are also programs that address this, but before you take advantage of these types of programs should examine what restrictions there are for your book so you do not break the law.

Watermark protection or social copy protection is a code in the book file that just say that this is your book and it does not restrict how many copies of the book you want to create and how many different devices you want it. This may also be converted into other file formats than what it originally came in. Here's Calibre ( www.calibre-ebook.com ) one superb program that can be used on all platforms, and that converts your files to and from most formats.

If you want to read this information in Norwegian here is the link:

http://www.e-bokhandel.no/home/hva%20bor%20du%20vite%20om%20e-boker.html