Why chop down all those trees? Why lug books around? Why not publish your own book? Think of the money and time you'll save on all ends of the equation. I know it's rather creepy that we humans are now reading off of screens instead of paper books. But Come ON. it IS the future. We partied like it was 1999 ten years ago!
Ebooks are going to be big. There's no stopping it.
Choosing an ebook Reader Device can be a daunting task, simply because there's lots to choose from , and none seem to be the "ultimate Reader" to buy. Also, the technology of Reading Devices on the drawing room floor far surpass the ones on market now.
BUT if you must buy one today (and I don't blame you), these 3 seem to be drawing the most attention:
The Kindle and the Sony are the least expensive of the three. And the iRex is supposed to be the Cream of the Crop. Of course the new Iphone3G has the ability to operate as a Reader too. What doesn't the thing do! But some claim the screen is too small to really enjoy reading on it.Here's some other noteworthy links:
The Amazon Kindle Store sells downloadable books, newspapers, magazines.
Project Gutenberg's website contains the first and largest single collection of eBooks.
And Here's how to download an ebook on your computer, without a portable device.
Here's Kindle's Self-Publishing tool, where you can sell your own eBook on Amazon.
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