October 30, 1998
Agreement on Technical Standards Could Increase the Use of 'E-Books'
A new agreement to set technical standards for electronic books could hasten the day when professors and students carry 20,000-page medical-reference texts as easily as 200-page best sellers, participants in a conference here said this month.
The agreement was announced as part of the two-day Electronic Book '98 Workshop, which focused on emerging technologies that allow electronic versions of books to be stored and displayed on thin,
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