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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:

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Calculators

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Casio watches

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AlphaSmart’s Dana (palm)

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Mp3 players (both in audio and text formats)

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Cell phone - Symbian OS™

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Leappad

 

EBooks software programs:

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Adobe Reader: http://www.adobe.com

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FireFox: http://www.firefox.com/

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Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads

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MS Reader: http://www.microsoft.com/reader

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Netscape: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp

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PalmReader: http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/products/palmreader

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Tom’s eTextReader: http://pws.prserv.net/Fellner/Software/eTR.htm

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Tumble Books: www.tumblebooks.com

 

 

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