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Mr. John Marc R. MendozaEdtech 2

What is an E-Book?The term "e-Book" stands for "Electronic

Book". It is exactly the same as a regular book, however e-Books can be read on your PC and are usually delivered via email therefore saving on any postage costs. E-Books usually come in two formats:

• .PDF - These can be opened in Adobe Acrobat reader

• .EXE - These can be opened on any Windows PC without the need for any additional software to be installed, they wont however run on MAC`s.

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Advantages of E-BooksHere are some advantages of an e-Book:

• No shipping costs, delivered via email

• Print off as many copies as you like in your own

time

• A lot of e-Books come with resale rights so you

can sell them again numerous times over after

you have bought them!

• The price - You can find most e-Books floating

around eBay for as little as 99p!

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• Information is available in e-Books that you

cant find in regular books

• They are searchable - With a print book, it can

be very frustrating to try to find something

you’re looking for. Even if the book has an

index, they might not have indexed this

particular thing, or they might have used a

different term. But with a PDF eBook, you can

quickly find any word or phrase anywhere in the

book.

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• Convenient - Many times, you may just need

a page or two “on paper” from a book — for

example, a recipe from a cookbook, or a

procedure from a manual. With an eBook,

this is easy and convenient. And if you spill

chocolate syrup or raw eggs all over the

recipe, who cares? Just print it again! You

wouldn’t feel that way about spilling

chocolate syrup on a whole cookbook.

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• Easy to find - Ever misplace a

book? Or spend hours looking

through all your shelves, and maybe

a few boxes as well? It's easy to

find an eBook on your computer —

and a lot harder to lose your

computer than a hard-copy book!

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Disadvantages of E-Books

• Some people don`t like reading books on their

computer screen.

• If choosing to print an e-Book you may use a lot

of printer paper!

• So there you go, as you can see the advantages far

outweigh the disadvantages. Remember if you are

ever in any doubts about the quality of an e-Book

or the format check the sellers feedback or ask them

a question.

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What is Book ?

• Books are a reliable source of information, mainly

because when all books, are first published, they would

have to be factual at that time, in this case fast fiction

books, so they are checked and analyzed thoroughly.

• A book is a collection of the knowledge, concepts, and

principles of a selected topic or course. It's usually written

by one or more teachers, college professors, or education

experts who are authorities in a specific field. Most

textbooks are accompanied by teacher guides, which

provide you with supplemental teaching materials, ideas,

and activities to use throughout the academic year.

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Advantages of Books

Thorough overview of a topic

Quality checked by publisher

Usually well-researched

Include references to other sources you can use

Dip in and out as needed – portable!

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Textbooks are especially helpful for beginning

teachers. The material to be covered and the

design of each lesson are carefully spelled out in

detail.

Textbooks provide organized units of work. A

textbook gives you all the plans and lessons you

need to cover a topic in some detail.

A textbook series provides you with a balanced,

chronological presentation of information.

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Textbooks are a detailed sequence of teaching

procedures that tell you what to do and when to

do it. There are no surprises everything is

carefully spelled out.

Textbooks provide administrators and teachers

with a complete program. The series is

typically based on the latest research and

teaching strategies.

Good textbooks are excellent teaching aids.

They're a resource for both teachers and

students.

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Disadvantages of Books

Textbook is old or outdated.

Textbook questions tend to be low level or fact-

based.

Reading level of the textbook is too difficult.

Students cannot read or understand important

concepts.

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Students only see one perspective on a

concept or issue.

Take a long time to be published – out

of date?

Information shared with students is

not current or relevant.

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