Die Entwicklung eines spezialisierten E-Book-Readers als Antwort auf die Notwendigkeit einer zweckorientierten Software für wissenschaftliche Literatur am Beispiel des E-Books

• Main Authors: Gemein, Björn H., Walter, Till
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2008-09-01
• Series: GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information
• Subjects: ebook; e-book; ebook reader; electronic books; digital books; knowledge; coat pocket; compendium; lexicon; reference; compact; medical doctor; internal specialist; medicine; hospital; clinics; study; science; Herold Innere Medizin; Beckers Abkürzungslexikon; medical abbreviations; cardiology; digital publishing; electronic publishing; medical literature; scientific literature; physician; clinical use; quick reference; PDA; Pocket PC; handheld; Palmtop; mobile computer; Windows Mobile
• Online Access: http://www.egms.de/de/journals/mbi/2008-8/mbi000115.shtml

In science and especially in medicine, ebooks have become more and more important during the last years. Having a cooperation with the author of one of the leading books of internal medicine in Germany, the idea came up to publish his book in a version for PDA. As by now, there is no satisfying solution for this. The existing products are either made for belletristic or they have no sufficient copy protection or both. This led to the decision of creating an own software to meet market needs. The result of this process is SciReader (short form for "scientific ebook reader"), a software for the technique of the new millennium.