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1. eBooks, generally known as electronic books, have acquired their name from the fact that when opened it behaves like the traditional book we are familiar with.
a) One can go forward by one page or go back by one page.
b) If properly compiled navigation from the menu to any page is easy.
c) Bookmarks are possible.
2. eBooks additionally can show animated pictures and a sound file or MS Agents can read out whatever is written on the page.
3. eBooks are usually a collection of web pages (htm, html etc) that are bundled into a .exe file. It can do whatever a web page can do and more.
4. Let us presume that a story is available on the WWW as a series of web pages linked to each other, in case we want to save these on our Hard Drive for reading at our convenience later, it involves download of a folder with the content files and the html file. It is possible that the sound files will not download.
5. Most often the inter-linking of the pages is lost. The sound file has to be retrieved separately from the cache.
6. If a collection of say 10 web pages has a file size of 1MB, these when converted into an eBook will usually be 5% to 10% less in size as the eBooks use compression and decompression . Picture only files do not reduce in size.
7. The eBook being a .exe file evokes the fear of viruses, however it is also true that any .exe files should be scanned for viruses before opening by the anti-virus program on your machine.
8. A web page may have a .wav file included to read out the page content to us. However the page loads up much faster than the .wav file, and so one has to wait while before the sound begins.
9. The only advantage of a web page by page book is that you can see one page and then decide not to read or download the others, in an eBook one has to download all the pages that the compiler has included in it.
10 . Use it with care and see how convenient eBooks are.

1. I USE 'AVAST' + AVG + ADAWARE +SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY TO SCAN ANY FILE BEFORE I UP LOAD IT TO MY WEBSITE. YOU CAN GET YOUR FREE COPY TOO!
2. You may download these free programs too. This program gives additional protection to emails received by Outlook Express and also certifies that the eMail sent by you is free of any virus.
The program is free for Personal Use and auto upgrades via the 'INTERNET'
To get a copy for your personal use please use the links given below:

There is general belief that .exe files are more dangerous that web pages as far as virus infusion to your computer is conserned. The following is my opinion in the year 2009:
1. Yes .exe files designed for criminal or malisious use can wipe off a whole compute HDD or steal data from the omputer.
2. Today it is also true that web pages are more dangrous than non malicious .exe files. A web page can install Malisious Crimeware to your computer. Of course the file installed ia an .exe file with malicious content.
3. Such instalations are rampant from social web sites, as anyone or anybody can become a member and post whatever one likes.
4. It is easier to infuse malware via a web page or email that through a properly deesigned .exe file.
5. To change the content of a .exe file it will have to be downloaded, reverse engineered and uploaded back again. A more difficult process than compromising a web page.