E-book utility

E-books are increasingly chosen by publishers, book distributors and readers. The advantages of ebooks are that they can be read anytime, anywhere, are low cost and suitable for young people.

Ebook introduction platform of Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House. Screenshot

“Wind on the Field” is a collection of short stories by author Nguyen Kim Chau, published by the Culture - Literature Publishing House in 2012. The book introduces 12 short stories, written by author Nguyen Kim Chau from 1993 to 2011. Author Nguyen Kim Chau is an Associate Professor, PhD, has many years of experience working at Can Tho University and is a famous writer. Many short stories in this collection are loved by many people such as “The Story of the Plains”, “Kien Ngai Bat Vi”… and especially the story “The Divine Buffalo Field”.

For this reason, with the information that Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House is about to release the ebook “Wind on the Field”, many readers are waiting. With the announced price of only 30,000 VND, readers can own a good quality ebook.

Recently, Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House has been interested in developing ebook products and markets. The unit has signed ebook publishing contracts with many previously published hard copy works that are loved by readers. The unit's platform for promoting and publishing ebooks on the internet is also very modern. There are many ways to bring ebooks closer to readers such as combos with discounts, choosing classic and best-selling works... Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House has made its mark.

Other publishers and book distributors such as Tre Publishing House, Tri Thuc Publishing House... are also very interested in the ebook market. Tri Thuc Publishing House's reading application is a mobile application, mainly operating on smartphones and tablets. Users only need to download the application from the app store (App Store or Google Play) to access the books provided by Tri Thuc Publishing House. In addition, Tri Thuc Publishing House also publishes ebooks on the website nxbtrithuc.com.vn, allowing readers to access, buy printed books and e-books directly and can also read e-books from the web browser.

It is also the development of ebooks that has led to the birth of many literary writing competitions on digital platforms, reaching a wider range of readers. For example, Bookas Audiobook Company has just launched the "Digital Literature" novel competition. The competition aims to create opportunities for those who love writing to spread their works to millions of readers through digital technology platforms. The special thing about this competition is that the works submitted are not only present in manuscript form but also have the opportunity to be converted into digital products, helping Vietnamese literary works to reach further in the new era. The competition invites prestigious writers to participate in the Jury such as writer Vo Thi Xuan Ha, writer Nguyen Dinh Tu, writer Tong Phuoc Bao, to select works according to 4 criteria: creativity, artistry, ideological value and especially the additional criterion of the ability to spread on digital platforms.

Obviously, ebooks are receiving a lot of attention and promoting their functions in the digital age, with the expectation that they will contribute to spreading reading culture in the community, bringing books closer to young people.

DUY KHOI

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/tien-ich-sach-dien-tu-a194219.html