From Plato to Michael Hart: The Long Journey of E-books

Authors

  • P. Divakar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.32.2.1592

Keywords:

E-books, library management, self publishing, reading devices, content delivery

Abstract

Genesis of e-books and the connected social implications have a long bearing on the dissemination ofknowledge. The strides in information technology have ushered in new content formats and reading devices.An e-book is superior to a c-book in terms of storage, delivery and accessibility. E-books have tremendousimplications on libraries, library users and publishers. Around the world, there have been initiatives towardsthe ultimate goal of enhancing public access to all recorded knowledge. Internet apart from facilitating selfpublication of e-books, democratising access to knowledge and doing social good especially for developingcountries by improving literacy, and education.

doi: 10.14429/djlit.32.2.1592

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Published

2012-02-17

How to Cite

Divakar, P. (2012). From Plato to Michael Hart: The Long Journey of E-books. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 32(2). https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.32.2.1592

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2012): E-Books

Section

Special Issue on Visualising Libraries

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