E-books
電子書
An e-book is the electronic version of a traditional print book.
電子書是傳統(tǒng)印刷書的電子版,
Instead of words on paper, it is words on a screen.
其文字顯示在屏幕上,而非紙張上。
Anyone who uses the Internet can find e-books.
任何人都可以在網(wǎng)上找的電子書。
But a copyright makes it illegal to sell or copy an e-book without the permission of the writer or publisher.
但是,如果沒有經(jīng)過作者或出版商的同意,隨意出售或復(fù)制電子書的內(nèi)容是違法的。
Many e-books do have copyright protection.
許多電子書都受到版權(quán)保護(hù)。
Some writers even write books that sold only as e-books.
甚至有些作者寫的書只以電子書的形式銷售。
In the coming years, the number of e-books is expected to continue to increase.
未來電子書的數(shù)量還會持續(xù)增加。
Many now include music and images.
現(xiàn)在很多電子書還配有音樂和圖片,
And many come with links to other e-books on the same subject.
以及主題相同的其他電子書的鏈接。
Some people are happy to sit at their computer when they read an e-book.
有些人十分樂意坐在電腦前閱讀電子書。
But others like to be able to carry a book with them.
然而,有些人卻喜歡把書帶在身旁。
These people may want to buy an e-book reader.
他們也許想要買個電子書閱讀器,
This is a small device that can link with a computer to load the contents of a book.
這是一種可以連接電腦并把電子書裝到里面的小裝置。