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