The future of e-reading lies in open e-book systems without DRM, and it is not clear how Apple or Amazon will take to that.

电子阅读的未来取决于一个没有DRM的开放性电子书系统。苹果和亚马逊将如何做到这一点，这还是个未知数。

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As the popularity of e-books and e-readers continues to increase, e-book piracy is also growing rapidly.

由于电子图书和电子阅读器的普及度继续增长，电子书盗版数量也在快速增加。

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Designing a cover specifically for an e-book is rare: Most e-book covers are digital images of their print namesakes.

专门为一本电子书设计封面也很少见，大部分电子书的封面都是同名实体书封面的电子版。

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So you can read on an iPad or a touch-screen tablet, but the e-book readers are less expensive.

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We didn't have e-book readers. Very,very few consumers had notebook computers.

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Many have predicted the eventual demise of physical books, as e-book readers and e-book demand soars.

WSJ: Barnes & Noble posts 3Q loss as Nook demand slows

Another interesting fact from the study: e-book borrowers are avid e-book buyers.

FORBES: What Is Going On With Library E-Book Lending?

She said the popularity of e-readers and tablet computers as Christmas presents had also helped to make January Surrey's busiest e-book month so far, with 2, 469 e-book loans.

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