eBook
Formats
The following table provides
some information on five of the major formats for eBooks. These five were
selected in part because of their cost to schools and students (read as free).
|
Web
(html/xml) |
text |
Adobe
Acrobat Reader |
Microsoft Reader |
Palm
Reader |
Windows
Desktops |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows
laptops |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows
tablets |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows
handheld devices |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Apple
Desktops Platforms |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Apple
Laptops |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Palm
handheld devices |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Other
interesting devices and platforms for eBooks:
|
Calculators |
|
Casio
watches |
|
AlphaSmart’s Dana (palm) |
|
Mp3
players (both in audio and text formats) |
|
Cell
phone -
Symbian OS™ |
|
Leappad |
EBooks software
programs:
eBooks in Education
|