What is an ebook?

All the technical lingo of today’s world can be kind of confusing. It seems like everything that was once familiar has had an extra vowel thrown in front of it. eCommerce, eMail, eReaders, eLearning, eBusiness, etc. It can be a little overwhelming for someone who doesn’t speak the language. What in the world is an eBook?

Simply stated, an eBook is a digital copy of a book. Many eBooks come from real books first. The book may have been written and published years ago, and have just recently been made available on eReaders. However, with their jump in popularity, some books only exist as an eBook. An eReader is a device that you can read eBooks on, as long as they’re formatted correctly. Two of the most popular formats are .mobi and ePub format. However, it's important that the file conversion is done right, or problems with your book's accessibility could create a lot of headache for you later. Here at 1pdftoepub.com we care about converting your book in a way that it can be read on all of the eReaders on the market while still protecting your hard work through DRM.

An eBook is protected against illegal sharing and copying when “locked” through DRM. In order to protect yourself and your book, Digital Rights Management (DRM) should be an integral part of the conversion! Most DRM works by attaching a digital ID number to an eBook after it's purchased. If the book is copied and distributed illegally, the process of tracing it back to the original downloader is a snap! Digital Rights Management can also be used to essentially make the document a “read-only” file. Users cannot edit the text or copy and paste selections. However, the strongest type of eBook protection available under DRM requires the eReader to be on and active during the download. As the eBook is downloaded it is recognized by the eReader and, in the future, will only work when displayed on that specific eReader.

If you're interested in the possibility of creating your own original text and distributing it to millions through the use of eBooks and eReaders, make sure that your conversion is the best and your DRM protects what you've worked to create.