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Sommaire : Figures and tables
Introduction

Chapter 1: Towards a new conception of books and reading
Introduction
From books as objects to books as systems: towards a new understanding of books
From the text on the web to the web book
What makes a book an eBook
The Gutenberg parenthesis
New scenarios, new cultural territories
Conclusion

Chapter 2: Reading applications: an analysis
Introduction
Reading devices and applications: main features
Conclusion

Chapter 3: New business models for reading in the cloud
What are ‘cloud computing' and cloud hosting?
Books and cloud services for the eBook
Cloud business models
Cloud user rights
Conclusion

Chapter 4: Open access eBooks
Introduction
What is open access?
The objectives of open access
Open access electronic books
Licences
Books in the public domain on the platforms of major publishers
Self-publishing and streaming reading
Conclusion

Chapter 5: Social reading platforms: diagnosis and evaluation
Introduction
Social reading: a network phenomenon
Social reading platforms: diagnosis and evaluation
Off-line reading platforms
On-line reading platforms
Social reading platforms and applications
New systems of recommendation
Conclusion

Chapter 6: System contents personalisation
Introduction
Ways in which contents can be personalised
Results
The Amazon.com phenomenon
Conclusion

Chapter 7: Social tagging and its applications for academic and leisure reading
Introduction
Social indexing from an agent perspective
The social indexing triangle
Social tagging criteria
Characteristics of social tagging
Social tagging: types and uses
Strengths and weaknesses of social tagging
Social indexing applications
Conclusion

Chapter 8: By way of an epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

Langue : Anglais

Localisation : Bibliothèque Campus de Nice

Support : Numérique

Etat : Présent

Propriétaire : Bibliothèque