Research On Electronic Book

Electronic book(E-book) is a type of mass media which is stored in the magnetic,optical or electronic media in the form of digital code then used, copied and published by computer or electronic facilities.In the day of networks,no one shall be negative about the challenge of convitional books brought by the electronic books.The spread and record of information is constrained by traditional paper no longer with the rapid development of modern scientific technology.Electronic producing,circulation and storage of information is going to be the tenderncy of modern books.E-book is popular with people because of its superiority of flexible convenience,character and modernization therefore gets a speedy development.However,it meets inevitably with a lot of restricting factors such as reading custom,copyright protection,electronic commerce environment,various form standards,reading cost,Internet security and other supporting services.The emergence of E-books changes the traditional paper's distributing mode and people's reading custom.It promotes greatly the development of online publishing and information spread and has a far-reaching influence upon publishing industry and library's course.Libraries should meet the challenge actively by taking the electronic books' collecting,processing,management and services as the important task of future digital libraries' construction.On the one hand,the prosperity of E-books promotes the books and works' propagation and sharing of knowledge.On the other hand,it provides convenience for piracy and brings challenge to copyright legislation and copyright protection.IT makes it possible that the public get materials by downloading,copying and printing for a quite low cost.During the process of online publishment,readers' dispersal and anonymous feature makes it more difficult to control E-book's copyright.As a result,while E-book provides readers with convenience,it provides pirates with chance at the same time and thus seriously damages the author's interest.Under the circumstances of present imperfect environment of market and law,appearance of paricy will exist for some time and bring fair pressure to regular market.Copyright problem has become an important...