| Author |
Lebert, Marie |
| Title |
Una corta historia del eBook
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 40.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Al Haines
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| Summary |
"Una corta historia del eBook" by Marie Lebert is a historical account written in the late 2000s. The book traces the evolution of eBooks from their inception with the Gutenberg Project in 1971 to their proliferation in the modern digital world, exploring significant developments in digital literature and the rise of online platforms. It discusses key players like Amazon and Google Books, shedding light on the transformation of reading and publishing in the internet age. At the start of the text, Lebert sets the context of how the book industry has dramatically changed over the decades due to technological advances. She introduces the Gutenberg Project as the pioneer of digital libraries, emphasizing its goal of providing free access to public domain works. The opening also highlights the transition from physical print to digital formats, illustrating how the internet has made vast amounts of literature accessible to a global audience. The stage is set for a deep dive into the significant milestones and challenges faced by the eBook industry in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
Spanish |
| LoC Class |
Z: Bibliography, Library science
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| Subject |
Electronic books
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
29803 |
| Release Date |
Aug 26, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Nov 9, 2009 |
| Copyright Status |
Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. |
| Downloads |
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