digitalsproductreview.blogspot.com is
a review-based website. Our database includes hundreds of different books,
software, audio and video packages, and more. Each product has an editorial
description, followed by user reviews. digitalsproductreview.blogspot.com
allows users to post their own experience with the product, regardless if it's
good or bad. We encourage people to share as much information as possible, so
that our visitors can make the right choice about the reviewed products.
Downloadable (Digital) Products
Most of our products are digital,
which means that they are available for immediate download. After the purchase
you are taken to a special download page, from where you are able to download
and save the product to your computer (this is true in most cases; some
products are sent to you via e-mail or are on membership-based websites). Don't
worry, if you are not very tech savvy - the downloading process is
straight-forward and easy to follow.
What Are E-books?
E-book is a book that comes in
the digital format. It can be printed out, read on the computer screen or on a
special hardware device, called an e-book reader.
The first e-books were written
mainly for technological readers. They included different manuals, essays,
scientific reports, and so on. Since then, the popularity of e-books have grown
considerably. Nowadays, you can get e-books from every aspect of life and many
printed books come with an e-version. In many instances (especially if the book
is sold online), there is only an e-version of the book available.
E-Book Formats
Historically, e-books came
in many formats. Some books were made by scanning an existing hard-copy book.
Currently the most popular format is Adobe Acrobat Reader. Its popularity
is mainly due to the fact that this software product is freely available and
many users already have it installed on their computer.
E-Book Readers
Dedicated e-Book readers are
special devices that are used to display and read e-books. They offer several
advantages over reading an e-book on a usual computer screen or other personal
data assistants. They are portable, have a long battery life, and enable
reading in the bright sunlight as a result of a new technology, called e-ink.
Some of the most popular e-book
readers are Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader and Cybook by
Bookeen. Each reader has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some are very
small and weigh next to nothing; others have larger screens that enable easy
and comfortable reading.
Advantages and Disadvantages of
E-Books
E-books have several advantages
over the printed books. If you buy a book online, you will have no shipping and
handling costs and no waiting time when the book in question is in e-format.
E-books are also easier for carrying around since one e-book reader can store
for up to several thousand e-books at a time. Readers enable non-permanent
highlighting and annotation and automatically remember the last page that you
read (so you don't have to worry about bookmarks any more). E-book allows you
to adjust font size and font faces to suit your reading preferences. They are
also more economical and environmentally friendly then traditional books since
they don't require any ink or paper for their production.
On the other hand, some people
still prefer to hold a printed book in their hand. Then there is also the
danger that your e-book reader gets lots or damaged, and you lose all the books
on the device at once. Some e-book readers don't support all formats, which
means that you have to be careful in which formats you buy your e-books.