| Format |
Advantages |
Reader Software |
Navigation |
Images |
Platforms |
 |
Cross-platform
compatibility, printable, single or double page view |
 |
Library, Table of
contents, Chapter links, bookmarkable |
Yes |
Windows,
Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Palm |
 |
Dedicated reader
for eBooks, carry titles with you |
 |
Library, Table of
contents, bookmarks |
Yes |
Gemstar & Rocket
eBook devices |
 |
Dedicated reader
for eBooks, includes lots of other programs |
|
Library, Table of
contents, bookmarks |
Yes |
hiebook devices |
 |
Easy to use,
customizable, can be read on anything with a browser |
 |
Hypertext links |
No |
Windows,
Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Palm, Pocket PC, eBookMan |
 |
No special reader
software required (only Internet Explorer), easy to use |
|
Hypertext links |
Yes |
Windows Computers |
 |
ClearType Display
Technology, book-like reading environment, bookmarks and annotations |
 |
Library, Table of
contents, Chapter links, bookmarkable |
Yes |
Windows Computers,
Pocket PC |
 |
Familiar
environment, printable, resize text |
|
Hypertext links |
Yes |
Windows, Macintosh |
 |
Can be used on any
PDA |
|
Library, Table of
contents, Chapter links, bookmarkable |
Yes |
Palm, Pocket PC,
eBookMan |
 |
Very simple and
plain, can be read on just about anything, printable |
 |
None |
No |
Windows,
Macintosh, Linux, Unix, Palm, Pocket PC, eBookMan |
 |
Great eBooks for
your PDA |
|
Library, Table of
contents, Chapter links, bookmarkable |
No |
Palm OS,
Pocket PC,
Handheld PC, Windows CE |
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