Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

Not strictly an eBook file format, HTML does allow text to be read through a Web browser, so it is included here.

Does not allow highlighting or bookmarking.

Allows printing, searching, cutting and pasting of text.

Graphics can be displayed in both low- an high-resolution modes.

Allows links to external web pages.

Graphics and text are kept in separate files, which makes saving file on home computer for later viewing difficult.

Does not allow for secure distribution of material, which discourages its widespread use for copyrighted works.

Maintains the "look and feel" of the original book.

Graphics display well.

Useful for citing pages in a research report.

Also allows printing, searching, and cutting and pasting of text.

Free reader does not allow highlighting and bookmarking of pages.

Large file size and inefficient use of screen real estate due to orginal page size reduces functionality.

Small file size, will display on both personal computers and Pocket PC handheld devices.

Searching, highlighting, bookmarking, annotations, and a custom dictionary increase usability.

Likely to become the publishing industry standard for copyrighted works.

Charts and graphs often display too small to read clearly on handheld devices.

A dedicated eBook reader, the Rocket eBook allows searching, highlighting, bookmarking in a easily carried device (about the size of a large paperback).

The Rocket eBook can carry 40 or more full-length books in its internal memory, and many more can be stored on your personal computer.

The screen, while nicely backlit, is monochrome (no grays) and as such, graphics display poorly.

New version will have an internal modem to download books without using a computer.