36 27 archive 4 disk0/00/00/00/36 2007-08-20 15:02:40 2007-12-02 07:29:33 2007-10-04 17:17:12 conference_item show Zahda Showayb A.A. shuaib85@yahoo.com International Islamic University Malaysia, Kulliyyah of Information & Communication Technology pub Z none paper Electronic books; E-book; Printed books; Electronic publishing. Edited by Abrizah Abdullah et al. Kuala Lumpur: Library and Information Science Unit, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya. ISVN9789834349103 Internet and computer technologies have greatly increased the diversity of many products available in the market. In recent years, these technologies have revolutionized our life trends in every way possible. The electronic book is one of these technologies that have affected the way people exchange information, read, and write. This paper discusses the advantages of electronic books over printed books such as availability, low cost, and authenticity. It also discusses how the emergence of e-books has threatened and affected the printed-book industry. It also proves that electronic books can be a suitable alternative or replacement for printed books especially in educational institutions. This paper analyzes the process of creating a book in the electronic format as well as in the printed format. In addition, the paper shows several examples of gigantic organizations moving from paper-based publishing to electronic-based publishing. 2007-06-26 published Library & Information Science Unit, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur 249-256 Building An Information Society For All: Proceedings of the International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society, ICOLIS 2007 Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. ISBN 9789834349103 26-27 June 2007 conference TRUE 978-983-43491-0-3 Ardito, S. 2000. Electronic Books: To “E” or not to “E”; that is the question. Available at: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr00/ardito.htm Book. 2007. In Encyclopedia Britannica. Available at: http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9080651 China sells 8 million electronic books last year. 2005. Available at: http://web.lexis-lexis.com/universe/form/academic/overview.html?_m=807 bef4c8644eb9cacfeb5bcc35a8457&wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkVb&_md5=46633319f3 8ba7 fc8091653362994b48 E-book market grew 150% in Japan in FY04: survey. 2005. Available at: http://web.lexisexis.com/universe/form/academic/overview.html?_m=fdcd262957f8e822b49faadc0e27bb19&wchp=dGLbVzb-kVb&_md5=eb8 c65c3a3dc90dd6f2cafa92ebc862a E-book. 2007. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book Goldstein, D. 2000. E-book publishing with the open eBook specification 1.0. Available at: http://www.gca.org/attend/2000_conferences/ xtech_2000/ proceedings/ presentations/ XTech%20Presentations/finalpres-1/goldstein/xTech2000.ppt. Internet. 2007. In Encyclopedia Britannica. Available at: Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com/eb/article-255541 Kleinman, S. 2006. Print books vs. digital ebooks. Available at: from http://www.palmpower.com/issues/issue200206/ebook0602001.html Oghojafor, K. 2005.. E-book publishing success how anyone can write, compile and sell e-books on the Internet. Chandos Publishing Oxford Limited : UK Ormes, S. 2001. An e-book premier. Available at: from www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/earl/issuepapers/ebook.htm Pressman, R. 2005. Software engineering a practitioner’s approach. New York, USA: McGrawHill Rao, S.S. 2003. Electronic books: a review and evaluation. Available at: www.emeraldinsight.com/0737-8831.htm Roo, S.S. 2004. Electronic book technology: an overview of the present situation. Available at: www.emeraldinsight.com/0024-2535.htm What is an ebook? 2002. Available at: www.lucythewonderday.com/whatisanebook.htm