The Application of Digital Publishing Format in E-Reading Machine

Abstract:

The coming of digital living, as well as the rising popularity of smart phones and tablets, has seen a rush by digital content applications on mobile devices. Most have focused their attention on the hardware and equipment, while the source of content and format development has attracted relatively little attention. For the electronic books industry, hardware is not the only challenge. The development of the ebook format is another issue that they must now contend with. Future mobile readers continue to follow the trend towards color. Thinner, lighter as well as ever cheaper electronic products with more integrated functions are also on the table. If a reader appears that offers more advantages and is better suited to user requirements, this means the publishing format of ebooks will naturally evolve in the direction of multimedia ebooks that offer greater variety. Right now, the hardware side of digital publishing formats is developing in multiple directions. No single specification has emerged for publishing format and copyright management however. As most publishers and authors still harbor doubts about licensing in digital publishing, this has also made it difficult to acquire digital copyrights. All of these are important issues facing the digital publishing industry today.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 311)
• Pages: 556-560
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.311.556
• Online since: February 2013
• Authors: Ding Yu Liu, Ming Jyh Tsai
• Keywords: Digital Publishing Format, E-Book Format, E-Reading Machine

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