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E-books are a boon for studentsMay 15 '00 Write an essay on this topic.Attention students: particularly high school and college students. When was the last time you had to comb through a novel to find one quote or scene? With e-books, you can search for those relevant sections quickly and easily. And many classic works are available free of charge. Many academic sites have gathered huge libraries of e-books that are standard texts in American and English literatures courses. Project Gutenberg and the Women Writer's Project at Brown University are two of the best. You can find major works of fiction, poetry and essays, as well as lesser-known works. Interested in an author you've just read and want to know more? Additional works are readily available to skim or download. Rather than spend hours in the library, a quick search will get you to a list of works you can read at your leisure. When it comes to historical fiction, many titles that used to be difficult to find are now available to anyone. Free e-books also give readers a chance to check out an author they've never read prior to making a purchase. Many new authors have chosen to publish on the web to begin building an audience--I've found some real gems while browsing e-book libraries. I don't recommend downloading books instead of purchasing the publisher's print version, especially if it is an assigned text. And since reading on your computer screen probably will not be sufficient for your purposes (not to mention the headaches it will cause), the toner, ink cartridges and paper you'll go through will negate your savings. But for school assignments, hard to find historical works, or just for experimenting with new writers, check out the e-books libraries.  |
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