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Perspectives for electronic books in the World Wide Web age

François Bry (François Bry is Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.)
Michael Kraus (Michael Kraus is a PhD Student, at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.)

The Electronic Library

ISSN: 0264-0473

Article publication date: 1 August 2002

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Abstract

While the World Wide Web (WWW or Web) is steadily expanding, electronic books (e‐books) remain a niche market. In this article, it is first postulated that specialized contents and device independence can make Web‐based e‐books compete with paper prints; and that adaptive features that can be implemented by client‐side computing are relevant for e‐books, while more complex forms of adaptation requiring server‐side computations are not. Then, enhancements of the WWW standards (specifically of XML, XHTML, of the style‐sheet languages CSS and XSL, and of the linking language XLink) are proposed for a better support of client‐side adaptation and device independent content modeling. Finally, advanced browsing functionalities desirable for e‐books as well as their implementation in the WWW context are described.

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Bry, F. and Kraus, M. (2002), "Perspectives for electronic books in the World Wide Web age", The Electronic Library, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 275-287. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470210438874

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