Ebooks

Although ebooks require electricity to be read, the cost of production of e-books is nearly zero, as it does not consume the paper, ink, and other resources that are used to produce printed books. Transfer of ebooks is very easy and such an operation occurs quickly; however, its cost very little. Distribution of ebooks become world wide with internet access.

In these ebooks, text can be searched automatically, and cross-references can be made at the spot using hyperlinks. These qualities makes e-books an excellent choice of format for works that benefit from search and cross-reference capabilities, such as dictionaries, reference works, and certain kinds of textbooks.