Essays on Ebooks

Today, terrorism is among the top international threats and the exercise of radicalization is on the rise and civilization is hurting. Led by the misconception of liberalization, rebellious groups are cultivating violence against the public. Usually, these groups are Islamic militants honoring a misleading perception of Islamic faith. Since 9/11 attack, global Jihad is gaining momentum and successfully penetrating and operating in developing regions such as West Africa. This part of the African continent has fell prey to extremism by terror groups and the main ones include Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a part of the dreaded Al-Qaeda, ...

BUSINESS LEVEL AND CORPORATE LEVEL STRATEGIES

BUSINESS LEVEL AND CORPORATE LEVEL STRATEGIES

Introduction

Amazon.com is the world leading e-commerce websites that took advantage of the internet boom in the 90’s. Through the cautious development of the company’s global strategy, it has turned into a force to reckon regarding leveraging assortment of services and products and creating customer value through affordable products. Both the corporate and business strategies employed by Amazon from its inception match the internal and external environments without which its global footprint would be thwarted. Currently, Amazon is the largest online retailer with net sales amounting to $107B and gross profits of $ ...

Introduction

In this error of digitization, e-books are slowly and steadily posing a stiff competition to traditional print books. E-books are loved more by the younger generation whereas the older generation identifies more with the traditional print books . Despite the advantages that come with reading e-books such as ease of portability as well as convenience, they also have some shortcomings that can be addressed through the reading of traditional print books. The essence, therefore, is to incorporate both traditional print and e-books into ones reading culture.

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The traditional print books will not go away, but e-books help us improve the ...

I. Introduction EBooks are not effective in the learning process of students for it distracts their attention. When reading that statement, many people will think differently. Some would argue that each person has their own method of learning. By the adjustment of their preferred method, they would learn something easier. I would think the same too at first. After conducting research, I would later find out a different outcome. Some people prefer to read printed books for studying. In this argumentative research paper, I will show how eBook is actually not effective for student because of various factors involved ...

The Persians are people who live in Iran, speak Persian language, which is very similar to the Iranian languages, and preserve Persian culture and traditions. The Persian culture is highly symbolic. The Persian lion, for instance, used to be its emblem, but it is not since the Revolution which happened in 1979 ("Culture of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family" n.p.). 1. History The Persians are said to be the part of Indo-European tribes that migrated to Iran from Central Asia. Later these Indo-European tribes divided into two main groups. The first group is ...

There are a number of lessons that one must learn as one goes through life. But the lesson of attempting to survive through the racial discrimination in the south is one lesson that is most valuable to those who lived in that era. Many blacks can now relate to the racial challenge that Jefferson face in Louisiana in 1948. Like many other blacks during the 1940’s, Jefferson faces death for a murder. Of course the laws during the period did not require much proof to convict a black man as much of the stories of the past reveal ...

Bierstadt used light and shadow in a masterly fashion, which made his painting an extremely dramatic. Incredible contrasts reveal magnificent natural environment and its immense beauty made Bierstadt’s pictures popular. The viewer can easily determine three spaces of the artwork: The foreground is the nearest area to the viewer on the right part of the picture. This part shows a hunting scene of the Indians pursuing deer with horses and dogs. Still nearer on the right the mountain spring is visible, next to which a carcass of deer and some human items were left. At some distance three ...

1.0 Executive Summary China should consider adhering to ethical requirements in decision making in the future by taking account of the impact made to the larger society and not just their interests

Adopt effective policies that meet the concerns of the global community and not just the interests of China in the exploitation of the rare earth metals 2.0 Introduction In the current global setting, ethical consideration is taken into account to ensure that projects meet their intended goals/objectives in the most efficient way. It, therefore, means that to achieve the desired goals of projects, organizations should not have ...

Efficiency is of paramount importance in the world. With improved technology, people are ready to drop the old technology and adjust to the new products and devices. Many times they prefer more updated or edited versions of books that allow them to stay refreshed with the information facts of the most recent studies. However, with each update, books have to be reprinted and distributed to the readers. This process causes many problems concerning efficiency. It is not efficient to have copies of the same book, and source updates on lengthy textbooks. The process of updating printed versions of books ...

The worth of business goodwill is measured to determine whether a business should continue or liquidated. A Positive goodwill value shows that the business value is more than the value of the business asset base (Ahmed, 2007). The value of business goodwill is determined by a number of factors that have an impact on the earnings of a business (Ahmed, 2007). Which include a business location, marketing and production technology, competition, employees’ relations, government interventions, products and services quality, management skills, business risks involved customer relations and favorable contracts (Ahmed, 2007). These factors can be analyzed using the PESTEL ...

Laws are established in a country so as to maintain order in the community. Laws are mainly written by leaders and failure to follow the laws leads to punishment by law enforcers or the judicial department. One may wonder whether or not citizens should follow the law without any objections. The obedience and lawbreaking issues appear to be a crucial issue in the real world as people struggle with enforcing and obeying laws stipulated in various institutions or nations. Some famous philosophers such as Socrates have played a significant role in the world of philosophy. Socrates defined and considered ...

Introduction

This project plan is for a non-profit organization that is raising money to enable it donates eBooks and other electronic learning aids to various school districts in XYZ County. The name of the charity is Shining Light Charity and we are intending to raise a total of $30,000 for the financial year 2016. Two thirds of this amount will be solicited from businesses while the rest is anticipated to be sourced individuals and families. The main avenue to raise money for the project is through personal solicitation and via the media. According to Larson (2010), the primary purpose ...

Abstract

The teachers provided the students’ learning with care, attention, and knowledge primarily needed by the students to engage in learning. In the contemporary world of learning, the strategies utilized by most teachers have shifted from the traditional ways to the student-centered learning in the principle that the students who are good readers are classified as good thinkers because they used the new technology in the application of the constant reading practices. The reading technological methods enhanced the reading abilities of the children at the elementary level, such as the library websites, EBooks, media using educational readings, and AR programs. ...

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The Battle of Red Cliffs is part of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which is a historical novel written by Luo Guanzhong (Luo, Roberts and Luo). The stories tell of the years at the end of the reign of the Han Dynasty and the period of the Three Kingdoms starting in 169-280 (Gutenberg). The story is one that contains elements of history, mythology and legend. Even though there are hundreds of characters in the story, the story primarily focuses on Cao Wei, Shu Han and Eastern Wu and the struggles of these states to gain dominance (Luo, Roberts ...

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1860-1960 was a critical part of American history that embodied the domination of black Americans by White Americans. This was evident through slavery and the hard life the black Americans were put through. Slaves had absolutely no rights; even though many books today state otherwise, the truth of the matter is that they could neither vote nor own property (Loewen). They were viewed as tools of work and not fellow citizens of the country. They were property themselves. There was a series of wars and rebellions in a bid to end slavery; after a long struggle, the slaves were ...

Price fixing is one of the main issues that the US anti-trust law has historically frowned upon as being anticompetitive and against the interest of consumers hence illegal. The US v Apple (2015) is a case in point in which the US Circuit Court of Appeal seemed to have extended this longstanding prohibition against the practice. Price fixing generally refers to an antitrade practice in which to or more undertakings conspire to raise or lower prices of products with the intention of driving out competitors who cannot operate under the set prices and later review the prices after other ...

Introduction

Being a successful businessman is more of a skill than a talent. For some, it can be both but oftentimes; the business administrator’s experience can be one of the major qualities that could spell the difference between a successful and a failing business venture. In fact, it is not so uncommon to see widely talented, skilled, and even experienced businessmen fail in their ventures. Creating a business may be a bliss but the part where a person has to manage it successfully and turn it into an empire and make the enterprise strong for a certain number of times is what is more important and naturally harder. Given ...

EBooks are electronic books that can be accessed as files on a computer when online. They contain all the components similar to other paper books, which are, author, story, illustrator, cover-art and publisher. EBooks exist in many formats and many genres, but there are two major formats used: ‘dnl’ and ‘exe’. ‘Exe’ extensions are normal windows executable documents that run on the computer when clicked. On the contrary, the ‘dnl’ format requires downloading of the document to be read. The format that an eBook uses helps in identifying the kind of file the book has been made from. Printed books ...

Introduction

The Yurok language is a language spoken in North California. Many debates have come up during the recent years concerning the Yurok language. Yurok is much related to the Wiyot as compared to the Ritwan languages. It is important to note that Yurok is a relative although not a close one to the Algonquian languages. Additionally, the Yurok language comprises of complex verbs, and their word order is free (Native-Languages, 2015). The name ‘Yurok’ means downriver as the tribe used to reside along River Klamath in California. The number of Yurok speakers has been decreasing over the years, as there were thousands ...

Introduction

Closed-Circuit Television, initialed as CCTV can be said to be the application of video cameras in the broadcasting occurrences within a certain place. Worth noting herein is the fact that CCTV is different from the broadcast television in that; the signal is was openly transmitted through the use of point to point multipoint or wireless link. They trace their conception back to the 1940s in Germany where the military were using them to monitor their rocket launch (Matchett, 2003). The United States as well are on record to have used CCTV during the development and testing of the atomic weapons. ...

No doubt, creation, annihilation and conservation in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” provide a background for the exploration of the ruination and undoing of particular human attributes. “The Modern Prometheus,” the subtitle of Shelley’s novel further reinforces this notion. In fact, this notion is further reinforced by the fact that Shelley’s novel can be regarded as a modern version of the classic German legend of Faust. Shelley puts together the idea of the ruination of human attributes as a result of self-discovery as evidenced by Frankenstein, who claims that he has been blasted in hopes, and the same can be said ...

Compare and Contrast between Paper Book and Kindle Ebook

Amazon’s kindle EBooks have penetrated the book retail market making a huge impact in the publishing industry. Given that the book retail market were solely controlled by a paper book industry until several years ago, the debate of which between the two is better has been brewing ever since. As a result, this essay will compare and contrast between the two. This will enable the readers make an informed decision in choosing between the two the next time they want to purchase a copy from their beloved authors. Several issues can be addressed when comparing utilization between the two. These include ...

Since ancient times, heroic motives have been often depicted and represented in poems. It is a never-ending topic that brings up eternal questions of loyalty, dedication and moral. It is interesting how we find the reflection of love in most of the heroic poems. It may be the love to the land or country, maybe the love to the woman, as well. In both, “The Knight’s Tale” and The Iliad we find heroic ideas that certainly have something in common. Speaking of the first story it is important to say, that Theseus is the first hero shown, demonstrating ...

INDUSTRY AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYS: PUBLISHING

Industry and External Environment Analysis: Publishing

This assessment will cover the internal and external consideration which affect the current and forecast performance of the publishing industry. For these purposes the publishing industry will consist of those companies which publish newspapers, periodical magazines, revues, reports and other publications, books and directories (Bureau of Labour Statistics, 2014). These publications may take the form of print, digital media or any other distributable format. Taking the current environment into consideration a large part of this analysis will be concerned with the effects of new media on the traditional publishing world. How new methods of ...

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine the importance of polling and how they can be used as a tool to predict sentiments of a specific or a general population. Three particular polling cases will be considered in this paper, namely; entertainment survey, political survey and general survey. Upon analysis of the surveys conducted in these three different polling scenarios, we wish to identify if there are any similarities and differences between the process of data gathering and interpretation. One of the underlying purposes of this paper is to acquire the knowledge needed to prepare and conduct a personalized survey with reliable ...

Very often people ask themselves why we think, how we think, what is the proper way and concepts of right thinking. These and many other important questions about human ability of thinking discussed philosophers from the moment of appearance of philosophy in VII century B.C. It is fascinating for all the creatures how humans can think, moreover how human mind can reach and find such unbelievable and logical ideas. Nevertheless, to have ability to analyze properly everything that is happening around us people must use laws of thinking. In other words, to eliminate all the ambiguous ideas that appear ...

Abstract

William Blake, the famous English romantic lyrical poet, wrote this musical poem, “ The Lamb”, which was published in his book “Songs of Innocence and Experience.” It is simple in style but a metaphorical poem with allusions to the Bible.

Introduction William Blake, a romantic poet of the late 18th century, published the poem “ The Lamb” in his poetic collection called the “Songs of Innocence and Experience (Blake, 1789)⁠.” There is an air of innocence in the poem as the speaker asks a little lamb about its creator. This short poem is notable because of its lyrical style and its musical intonation. ...

The culture of reading in the United States has gradually changed through time; especially with the onset of the entrant of new age technology into the scene (Avrin, 1991, 83). Notably, it could be realized that with the development of technology comes the changes on how people’s perception towards reading also adjusts. It could be analyzed that somehow, people have become more concerned about easier options of reading (Patkus, 2003, 89). With technology, changes in information sharing and retrieval have also been administered according to the adjustments that occurred with regards the said aspect of modern living. Most ...

English

I. Introduction The topic that I have chosen to study is about the future of publishing, specifically, concerning the sustainability of printed books. Because information and communication technology is constantly changing, the way Americans access traditional and electronic resources are evolving, too. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, electronic gadget ownership reaches new high where 44% of American online consumers own a tablet and 32% of them have an e-reader. A growing number of people prefer eBooks because of the many advantages that it offers as compared to the traditional printed books. Nevertheless, I will argue in this paper ...

Abstract:

Technology has made an impact on different aspects on our life. The impact entails both individual activities as well as social. Their usage is not just limited to any recreational activity rather and they find application in professional and governmental organizations as well. The electronic books have changed the overall view of reading and at the same time, they have increased the level of reading and opportunities associated. Key words: E-books, learning, virtual vs. physical, academic purposes, literacy rates.

Introduction:

The Education sector is of those that has benefited directly from the emergence of technology. All these means of ...

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Introduction-Technology as a Friend Technology has a huge impact on our lives and it has affected the way we work, think and live. There are contrasting opinions about whether technological advancements have made us better as a human and society or have we become too dependent? I believe that technology is definitely a blessing and consider it to being my best friend. Technology has given us the light of artificial intelligence, we have faster communication, more refined medical techniques and equipments and also all sorts of electronics that have made our life easier and worthwhile. Each aspect of ...

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The modern technology has made an impact on different aspects on our life. The impact entails both individual activities as well as social. Their usage is not just limited to any recreational activity rather it finds its applications in professional and governmental organizations as well. The electronic books have changed the overall view of reading and at the same time, it has increased the level of reading and opportunities associated. Key words: E-books, learning, virtual vs. physical, academic purposes, literacy rates.

Introduction:

Education sector is of those that has benefited directly from the emergence of technology. All these means ...

Introduction

Education refers to the skills acquired, a student who learn write, to read and count will proved to their families and countries as a whole a better future. There are so many areas which were positively affected by education. Knowledge sums up as the main known form of societal sustenance. Education forms the basis of knowledge in individuals, whereby students are called upon to emancipate on different concepts. The knowledge necessitated by any form of education creates awareness in relation to the world on how people live and how it works among us. An illiterate person is more likely to live a life ...

The paper will discuss how internet facilitates crime in the society. Though internet plays an extremely decisive role in networking people together, it gives criminals a great opportunity to commit crimes. This is by providing easy and inexpensive access to broad information, which is imperative in steering a crime. Internet crime has adverse effects on community such as loss of business assets, loss of personal financial resources and resulting emotional stress, costs in time and resources for law enforcement agencies. There are several types of internet crime. Hacking is the outstanding internet crime. Criminals deface websites by changing details of ...

The publishing industry is currently undergoing a state of transition due to the influence of digitization. While new formats of publishing are being introduced by developers on a regular basis, manufacturers are tasked with assembling new gadgets that can support these formats. These developments are offset by the formation of new business models by the publishing companies. Modern readers feel comfortable with the concept of eReaders and eBooks. However, this segment of consumers remains small when compared to those who still either prefer print or have not yet moved to digital books. The promotion of eBooks is limited geographically as well, ...

Introduction

The use of the term social commerce can be traced to the year 2005 and has risen to become one of the most commonly articulated typesof e-commerce. Companies are currently ripping millions of shillings from social commerce. In 2008, for instance, Dell reported that it had experienced more than one billion worth of sale through the use of tweeter commerce (conventionally called T-commerce). Successful social commerce sites are known to have two main characteristics; be able to integrate social media and buying capability and also to fully utilise major advancement in technology. This is what gives social commerce an ...

Article Review

Abstract This paper presents reviews of three articles, “Disentangling the Web” written by David Dunne and “Storytelling to Sales” and “The Right Content at the Right Time” published by King Fish Media. The first review focused on the significance Web 2.0 as it embodies the very foundations of marketing namely understanding customers and developing long term relationship with them. The second article review talks about the need to consider where the customers are in the buying decision making process in establishing the right content to accomplish the marketing objectives of the company. And the third review deals with ...

I came up with the product that used E-ink and adds video capabilities to it. Imagine that you could take your kindle and highlight texts in electronic books, or even better take a stylus and Kindle, instead of a pencil and paper and write your homework directly in Kindle and then send it to your instructor. I think that would have many benefits, not only for students, bot for the environment also.

Benefits:

Environmental – Air is already polluted and we are still cutting off trees for producing paper. Since we have e-books and use less paper books, deforestation has decreased but just a ...

The two books used for the analysis are the “The Storyteller”, by Jodi Picoult and the “Salt Sugar Fat” by Michael Moss. The price that Amazon currently charges for the “The Storyteller” is $15.97, however this includes a 45% discount from the original price of $28.99. Amazon does not apply delivery fees unless express delivery option is chosen. The same book is sold on www.barnesandnoble.com for $16.44. The original price was also quoted at $28.99, which shows that Barnes & Noble is willing to offer a 43% discount to its customers. However, the stated price does not include the delivery charge of $ ...

Most financial metrics are derived from the income statement and balance sheet. A balance sheet is a snapshot of a company’s financial condition at a point of time. The income statement states the profit, earnings or loss statements, usually on quarterly and annual basis. Financial ratios explain the trends of a company and summarize a firm’s financial statement used in generating other reports (Bull, 2008). The most common used ratios include asset management, financial leverage, liquidity, profitability and market value and are discussed below.

Liquidity ratios

These ratios are used in measuring a company’s ability to pay its short term debts or liabilities. The ...

A Case Analysis

Harlequin Enterprises is a Toronto based publishing company that specializes in series romance and women’s fiction novels. It began operations in 1949 and through its revolutionary approach of a packaged, consumer goods strategy to publishing, and the acquisition of UK based Mills & Boon, the company by 1970’s had become the largest publisher of women’s fiction in the world. The company dominates the marketplace in series romance and offered various lines for the readers. The company now wishes to invest in the single-title books marketplace. The project has been tentatively named MIRA. The initial research conducted has indicated that ...

Introduction

James Webb’s Space Telescope referred to as the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or in other words, the MIRI, will show stars as well as galaxies in infrared light. The instrument is intended to play a vital role in NASA's space exploration (Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1). Information collected by the device will contribute to researches regarding the progression of the universe as well as the exploration for the first-ever occurrence of star creation, or "first light." The Space Telescope is under observation and improvement and is aiming for a 2018 launch. Surface Water and Ocean Topography, on the other hand, is premeditated to ...

Introduction

A database is defined as a repository or a collection of logically related facts and figures which are used for the information need of the organization. The meaning of logical is that the database cannot be changed by any user apart from the database administrator. It shows the immunity of the user to change the database. The management of the database is done by software known as the database management system. This kind of software controls the access of the database, changing of the attributes of the database, updating the database through the use of the data manipulation language (DML). ...

A Summary of Various IT Topics:

A Summary of Various IT Topics:

Apple defined the Tablet market when they released the iPad. It is considered the premium in the market place and its market share does not appear to be threatened in the foreseeable future. According to Canaccord Genuity, iPads are expected to maintain their overwhelming dominance in the market through 2012. Indeed for 2011 Apple sales are expected to account for two-thirds of the Tablet market (as cited by Haselton, 2011, para. 1). Released this year, the Amazon Kindle Fire has managed to create a fire storm in the media. The Fire is Amazon's ...