e-book

(also seen as ebook and eBook)

A book that can be downloaded and read on a computer or other digital device. For example, college students can load their electronic book readers with "e-books" that contain their curricula and textbooks then simply log on to the Internet for updates. The challenge has been developing a hardware medium that will make e-reading more soothing on the eyes. For most e-book formats, you need a PDA or handheld device. 

Here are a few e-book formats:

• The Mobipocket Reader
• The Adobe / Glassbook eBook Reader
• Microsoft Reader
• PALM OS or WINDOWS CE
• HTML format
• The Open eBook Publication Structure
• The Rocket eBook
• The SoftBook
• Adobe PDF
• Rich Text Format
• ASCII

Click on "more info" below to find out more about each of these formats!