Online books vs. E-books Similarities and differences

Online and e-book: content and funcionality The content of the traditional printed book in electronic format with some added indexed, searchable text, interactiv tools, and other possibilities (resize the letters, change the type of the letters, dictionnary function, etc.)

How to access? Online book Only online site licence Via institutional subscription Via the licenced IP range E-book Offline With downloading Lending: on the homepage of the e- book store house or individual acquisition On own device (e-book reader)

Access period Online book Till the deadline of the subscription (usually end of a year) Unlimited simultan users are possible – on the dedicated IP address E-book If you lend: end date of lending If you buy:till you delete it – the book is yours forever

Advantages Online book Automatic update in case of new edition Institutions usually buy packages of online books, so you can find several good titles You can read online books subscriptioned by Semmelweis University free of charge from the library or other IP address contacted to Semmelweis University E-book No need to any authenticate You can read the book on your e-book reader offline If you buy the book, this will be yours, you can read it whenever you want + own settings

Disadvantages Online book You have to find a PC in Semmelweis University to read the book The title will not be renewed because the usage statistic was bad, but you liked the book E-book It is possible that you buy a book and next day the next edition will be available You have to pay for the access (and first of all for the device)

* Available in Semmelweis University Companies: publishers and providers Online books Elsevier* Ovid/LWW* ProQuest Thieme* Wiley E-books Amazon EBSCO Semmelweis University Press

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