Books

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We are no longer asking for books for inclusion in the XO laptop. Thank you all for your contributions! --Quozl 01:07, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

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• According to Wikipedia page Book - "A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. A set of text-filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book, or e-book."
• According to Wikipedia page E-book - "An electronic book (variously: e-book, eBook, e-Book, ebook, digital book, or even e-edition) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on computers or other electronic devices."

Using

There are several ways to put books on an XO laptop:

• adding books to the Library as Collections using OSBuilder, then deploying to laptops en-mass, suitable for large deployments,
• adding books after install but before use with the Customization stick, or Tiny Core Linux, suitable for small deployments,
• using the built-in Software update feature,
• by portable media such as a USB drive,
• by download from a School server, appliance, or internet.

Lists

During the early years of the project, before e-books were popular, we asked for a list of books, and the community responded. See our list of books.

Readers

An e-book reader is software that displays the book for reading. The XO laptop includes readers, and other readers are available. See the early page on readers.

Formats

E-books come in different formats, for which a compatible reader is required. See the early page on formats.

See also

• Spanish (and Libros),
• early discussion on Book reader, and feature set,
• early discussion on using Wiki as a book reader,
• Deployment Guide for how books can be put on the XO laptop prior to deployment, or as downloads once classes start.