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E-books open up all kinds of new opportunities, especially in the areas of education, entertainment, and business. Schools around the country take advantage of E-books and other online materials. In most cases, the price to access the electronic material is much lower than buying an actual hard copy of the book. I have personally seen this model used in my courses at Penn State. Many of my classes require reading assignments that are in an electronic format.
E-books have also revolutionized the entertainment industry. With new technology, such as Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPad, electronic books have become popular and mainstream. These devices allow the user to store E-books and read them on one single device. Now people have access to hundreds of books at their fingertips.
The business world is also impacted by E-books. The publishing process is much easier when dealing with electronic books than it is when working with physical books. In fact, E-books are usually self-published, cutting out the publishing company completely.

Today, electronic publishing, or e-Publishing is growing like wildfire. It is defined as the digital publication of e-books and other reads like short stories or collections via the internet. Files may be viewed online, loaded onto CDs and electronic readers, or even emailed directly to your computer.

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Low Production Cost

E-books are much less expensive to produce than traditional books. The creator of the electronic book does not need a publisher, an agent, a printing machine, or a distributer. (1st Internet Marketing Solution) Being able to cut out all of the things needed to publish a regular book saves a great amount of money. The only things needed are a good idea, the ability to write, and the needed software. (1st Internet Marketing Solution)

Ease of Modification

Just like other electronic files and documents, E-books are simple to edit and update. Unlike

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