47. évfolyam, 2001. 2. szám

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Könyvtári Figyelő (Library Review) New Series 11. (Vol. 47.) 2001. No. 2. pp. 298-300. 

There is an increasing need for electronic books. E-book formats have emerged together with inexpensive targeted computers and free reader programmes. E-book publishers have also appeared, and traditional mediators may be excluded from the process due to the use of Internet. Excluding mediators reduces the costs of publication. E-publishers gain the public by issuing works for narrow audiences that could not be published efficiently, or bestsellers, or classical pieces that are not protected by copyright any more. Ergonomic problems hinder the spread of the e-books, since people prefer to write on their computers to reading on the screen. The introduction of electronic paper and ink could bring a solution, though the reinvention of the book is not impossible either. 

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