What is an eBook and why is it more compatible with the digital world? The simple answer and the most satisfactory answer would be that it’s the long-form text of the physical book presented as a digital file. The eBook is more compatible with the digital world because it’s easier to share an ebook than a physical copy. According to Anum Hussain, the eBook is often packaged as a PDF file. The other file formats can be seen in her blog, “How to Create an Ebook From Start to Finish [Free Ebook Templates].“

Quick Notes

• An ebook is immediately accessible as opposed to print media.
• If you have an eye for design then ebooks will provide a more robust design capability in relation to your blog.
• You can distribute the file a plethora of times with no additional production cost.
• You can embed links to other pieces of media in the ebook file, encouraging the reader to engage with your content and the overall community’s content.
• Ebooks are extremely portable, able to be stored on a variety of devices with no visible physical storage space needed.
• The choice to print the ebook out in a traditional physical format.
• Ebooks are accessible with the ability to increase font sizes and/or read aloud with text-to-speech.
• They’re also easily searchable if the reader is looking for something specific.

To reiterate, the eBook is a tremendously versatile piece of media due to its lack of physical form. Its benefit to readers or consumers can be seen in its ability to be stored. There is no real tangible limit to the number of eBooks that could be stored.