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E-LIVRE [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Publication and Bookselling
  • Information Technology (Informatics)
DEF

[A book] published for reading on personal computers, smart phones, or dedicated equipment [such as] e-book readers.

CONT

... one reads an electronic book by moving from page to page using point and click actions with a mouse. And, importantly, the order in which one reads an electronic book is up to the reader.

OBS

e-book; electronic book: These terms are polysemous in the same subject field. They can refer to two different concepts: the electronic version of a printed book or the device for reading an electronic book.

Key term(s)
  • ebook

French

Domaine(s)
  • Édition et librairie
  • Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Version numérisée d’un livre lisible sur tout appareil permettant sa lecture, que celui-ci soit un ordinateur [...], une tablette de lecture [...] ou un téléphone portable.

OBS

livrel : terme polysémique qui peut désigner deux concepts différents, soit la version électronique d’un livre imprimé (le fichier) ou le support de lecture de livres numériques (l’appareil).

OBS

e-livre : calque de l'anglais.

Key term(s)
  • elivre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Edición y venta de libros
  • Tecnología de la información (Informática)
CONT

Un libro electrónico es una publicación digitalizada que ha sido confeccionada para ser comercializada en Internet. Por tanto su tamaño, estructura y diseño han debido de ser tratados correctamente para que su descarga, visualización y utilización sean los adecuados.

CONT

Un libro digital es una publicación electrónica en la red. Su diseño permite que se pueda acceder a él mediante una computadora tanto online como offline. Un libro digital puede ser almacenado, leído y comprado desde la red y su computadora. Su gran ventaja frente a libros editados de forma convencional es su bajo costo y el no poseer fronteras en cuanto a comercialización. Puede adquirirlo una persona desde México hasta España al mismo costo de producción.

OBS

libro electrónico: En el uso, designa tanto al libro propiamente dicho en versión digital como al dispositivo electrónico que se usa para leerlo.

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Record 2 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

Electronic paper, which is thin and flexible, can also be bound into an electronic book (soon to be called an e-book). Information can be stored in the spine so individual pages can be updated instantly. E-paper may not only change how we use paper, it may also dramatically change how we print. Since only a little energy is required, only little printers will be needed. They may become so small and inexpensive they'll become commonplace in a purse or briefcase.

OBS

Not to be confused with "computer book" or "cyberbook."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

D’ores et déjà, e-Ink a entamé la commercialisation de panneaux publicitaires à encre électronique, et annonce ses premiers livres électroniques pour 2003.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «livre numérique» ou «cyberlivre».

Spanish

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