E-BOOK READING:-

Short for electronic book, an e-Book or e-book is a book published in an electronic format. It allows for instant access to a book by downloading it over the Internet. The book can be read on the computer, e-reader (e.g., the Amazon Kindle), smartphone, or tablet. An eBook can be published in different file formats, for example, plain text, PDF, Rich Text Format, as image files, and others.
On July 19, 2010, Amazon announced that it was selling more e-books than hardcover books. Below is a short listing of the many different places to find legal and free e-books.
Here are the Top 8 Advantages of e-Books over Printed Books:

1. One Device, Many Books:

e-Books are portable and lightweight, making it easy to carry around. Instead of carrying multiple bulky books, one e-Book reader can hold thousands of e-Books. It saves a lot of space- in your home and in your bag. One doesn’t have to worry about the storage limit.

2. Accessible Everywhere:

eBooks can be downloaded and stored for later use. One can carry the eBook around and read them whenever they want. Students and employees can go through the learning material while at home and even while travelling. It is convenient for people on the go. Some e-Readers come with the option of offline accessibility, allowing people to use it even in the absence of an internet connection.

3. Easily Updates:

The contents on the eBooks are mostly cloud-based, meaning it can be updated any time. Authors and publishers can always add the up-to-date information, providing users with the latest digital content. This saves reprinting costs and the time involved in the process.

4. Shareable Content:

You can share the e-Book contents with multiple users. The social feature on the e-book allows sharing and liking of content, which is not possible with printed books. You might share a printed book with one person at a time, but an eBook can be shared with many people at once. Students and employees can use this feature to collaborate with their peers.

5. Augmented Reality Experience:

Augmented reality has taken the e-Book experience to a whole new level. Texts and images can now be embedded with an augmented three-dimensional visual which pops up on the user’s screen. Readers can view a computer-generated 3 D model of the image, which makes reading and learning a much more immersive experience.

6. Read Aloud Feature:

e-Books have been designed with text to speech or read aloud features. This allows people to listen to the eBooks if they are too busy to read it, for example, while driving, or while doing some chores.
This feature is also helpful for children and adults with a learning disability or with visual impairment. It is also useful to help the user understand how a particular word is pronounced.

7. Easy on the Eyes:

e-Readers these days come with features where you can adjust the brightness of the screen according to the time of the day and depending upon your preferences.
Many e-Readers even have read in the dark feature, with lights that won’t strain your eyes, and neither would they disturb others around you. Users can even change the fonts of the text. They can increase or decrease the size of the font. Basically, eBooks ensure that your eyes are taken care of.

8. Interactive Elements:

Including interactive features in an eBook makes the reading experience a more engaging one. eBooks can be embedded with audio and videos. External links can be included to offer additional information.
The user can even bookmark a certain page or find a word in a quick and effortless way. It also allows users to make annotations. There are multiple such interactive features which can be included in order to enhance the overall reading experience.