Books
In general, most books are not placed on line, a good reason being that authors don't want their work to be passed from person to person without the authors receiving a cent for their work.
Some book publishers are beginning to reverse that trend, like Blakeslee publishing for instance. They do not electronically publish the entire book at once, but they will publish a chapter from a book per week, and make that publically available. Also, they are doing a community service by promoting literacy in society, by letting people read books if they don't have access to a library.
Another example is Macmillan publishers. They have converted their publishing services into a SuperLibrary. They offer many services, like book overviews, book searches (only on books Macmillan publishes), and company information. Similar to Blakeslee publishing, Macmillan has published an entire book electronically, which is the Internet Starter Kit for Windows.
There are some sites that even allow a budding author to post their own works on the 'net for a modest fee. Sites like these realize that some authors have a tough time getting their works noticed by big publishers, so this is one way for future authors to post their work without going thru any publishers. One problem does arise from this though, and that is you can get crappy "books" published, without it being edited by a professional.
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