An ebook is a book in electronic format. It is downloaded to a computer, PC, Mac, laptop, PDA or any other type of computer, and is read on the screen. It can have numbered pages, table of contents, pictures and charts, just like a printed book.

E-books have many benefits and advantages, and this article shows some of them.

It is very simple and easy to buy and download e-books over the Internet. It is exactly like buying any other product. The only difference is that after payment you will be directed to a download page or you will receive the download link in an email. All you have to do is click the link and the eBook will automatically download to your computer, in a folder of your choice.

After downloading, you do not need to be connected to the Internet to read the eBook. You can stay offline. If you want to have it printed, it’s very easy. Just click the print button on the eBook to print it with your home printer.

So what are the benefits and advantages of e-books?

1. Ebooks are delivered almost instantly. You can purchase, download, and start reading in a matter of minutes, without leaving your chair. You don’t have to go to a bookstore to buy them, or wait for days, weeks and sometimes more to arrive in the mail.

2. Trees are not required to make paper for e-book pages.

3. When you need certain information, you can get it immediately by downloading an e-book.

4. Many e-books are now sold with bonuses, which you normally don’t get with a printed book. This adds value to your purchase.

5. E-books take up less space. You practically do not need space to store them. You don’t need a library or a room for them. You can store hundreds and thousands of eBooks on your computer.

6. E-books are portable. You can take with you a whole library of hundreds of books, on CD, on a laptop, notebook or any ebook reader, without worrying about its weight.

7. With today’s technology, you can read e-books anywhere, on the bus, train, plane, and while standing in line.

8. E-books are stored and transported from one place to another in a more secure way than ordinary books. They also resist more time than books.

9. Ebooks may display links for easy access to more information and related websites.

10. Ebooks are searchable. You can easily search for any information in an eBook, instead of turning page after page.

11. E-books can be interactive and contain audio, video, and animations, which can enhance the message the author is trying to convey.

12. As eBooks are delivered via the Internet, there are no packing and shipping costs.

13. E-books can be printable, so if you want to read an e-book the traditional way, you can print it very cheaply with your home printer or at any print shop.

14. Fonts in eBooks can be resized, making it easier for people with disabilities to read. With additional software, it is possible to convert some of the eBooks into audiobooks.

15. Ebooks are very easy to sell and distribute.

16. It is very simple and easy to buy and download an eBook. People who live in large modernized cities, in a remote village in a distant country or on a small island, can equally access an e-book. It takes them the same amount of time to buy and download an eBook, as long as they have an Internet connection.

17. It is possible to purchase an ebook 24 hours a day, every day of the year, from the comfort of your own home or office. You can buy and download an eBook, even if you are on vacation, if you have a laptop and a wireless Internet connection.

18. People already spend a lot of time in front of their computers, so why not read and write eBooks, instead of doing something else?

Today one can find e-books on all possible subjects, fiction and non-fiction, free and not free.

Considering non-fiction ebooks, such ebooks spread knowledge and not pages, which means that it is not correct to assess the price of an ebook based on the number of its pages. The price should be determined by the information it contains, its usefulness and relevance, and how much it gives you in terms of practical knowledge, inspiration, motivation, tips and advice, and also by the uniqueness of the information it contains.

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