Book People Archive

Re: eBook or eText 

On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Michael Stutz wrote:

> "David S. Carter" <superman@[redacted]> wrote:
>
> > At IPL we have always used 'Online Texts' as the most descriptive
> > term for what we offer. However, with our upcoming site redeisgn
> > (hopefully in December) we will most likely change over to 'eBooks',
> > 'cause that's the term that speaks to the most people. However, I
> > imagine that opinions on this will vary greatly...
>
> If you're soliciting them, I'd cordially suggest that the most
> accurate & unheated term would be to just use "books." That way, no
> one will insist that you are an "eLibrary," here to serve
> "ePatrons" ...

Hey!. . .Speaking as the first "ePerson". . .I resemble that remark.


Thanks!

So nice to hear from you!


Michael S. Hart
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