An electronic version of a book. Types of e-book products available include the Rocket eBook, from Nuvomedia (www.nuvomedia.com) and the SoftBook from SoftBook Press (www.softbook.com). Both are small computers -- the size of a paperback and a legal notepad -- with backlighted screens that allow a user to read, save, highlight, bookmark, and annotate text. Both can download books from a Web site, such as barnesandnoble.com (although the Rocket eBook requires another PC).
NuvoMedia, Inc. Home page for NuvoMedia, developer of the Rocket eBook, a paperback-sized electronic book designed for reading published content.
SoftBook Press Home page for SoftBook Press, a leader in the emerging electronic book market and major patent holder on electronic book technology.
DRM Watch Analysis of digital rights management technology.
