IN THIS CHAPTER: 56 Activate Your Digital Editions Account 57 Download a Digital Edition 58 Borrow a Digital Edition 59 View a Digital Edition Digital editions , also known as eBooks , are electronic books that can be downloaded and read on a computer, a laptop, a dedicated eBook reader, or even a personal digital assistant (PDA). By using Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF), digital editions have captured the look and feel of a real book by preserving the fonts, graphics, and layout of the actual pages from that book. KEY TERMS
Purchasing digital editions has many advantages over buying a traditional book, such as not having to worry whether a book is in stock or having to wait days for it to be delivered. Delivery of a digital edition is immediate. Another advantage to digital editions is portability. Unlike physical books, which can be quite large and cumbersome to transport, you simply download a digital edition to your laptop or PDA and take it with you. Finally, digital editions can be interactive. You can click a link that takes you to the Web for further information or even look up the meaning of unfamiliar words. |