Unlike the standard eBook files described and shown above, these eBooks can keep the same layout and designs
as their print book counterparts.
Unlike standard reflowable eBook files, fixed layout eBooks can keep the same page layout and design
as their print book counterparts, and can sometimes contain enhancements that make them more interesting and interactive.
Not exact matches
This, together with the lack of a pan-Russian
book sales network like Barnes & Noble, that creates the perfect setting for ebooks to thrive, and
as is evident elsewhere in the world, digital editions are already luring more readers than their
printed counterparts.
On the other hand, major trade publishers, like Penguin
Books India and HarperCollins India, are yet to offer their India titles
as e-
books, even when their
counterparts in the UK and the US are preparing for their
print and e-
books almost simultaneously.
But
as an avid reader of
books, I'm hoping that this case would eventually result in prices of e-
books in Apple's iBookstore and elsewhere being much lower than the prices of their
print counterparts.
This will insure that all the
books have have been optimized will be released simultaneously
as their
printed counterparts.
For any
book lovers out there who wonder if ebooks inspire
as much devotion
as their
print counterparts, consider this comment from Kaleeg Hainsworth, to whom we give the last word:
That said, it could still be too early to predict the future of
printed books in India
as an even greater popularity of ebooks may ultimately lead to the demise of their
printed counterparts.
On the one hand, there was a lot of discussion that ebooks should not cost
as much
as print counterparts, that there has to be added value that is reflective of the taking away of some of the minor costs associated with
printing and shipping
books.
It is for that reason that I have been offering eBook formatting services to authors and publishers for many years; to make sure that digital
books will get the same respect
as their
print counterparts.
«Publishers have been collectively nervous of applying the same model for selling digital
books as for their
printed counterparts, when it comes to selling to libraries,» the independent panel concluded in its review.
Marvel Comics announced on Friday that it will begin selling the digital versions of their comic
books the same day
as their
printed counterparts.
Dark Horse Comic's digital
books are released the same day
as their
print counterparts.
If a
book is published both in
print and electronically, the design of the eBook index tends to be based on its
print counterpart with additional functionality, such
as hypertext links, being added.