Time for Reading E-Books
The development of technology to make reading activities are no longer synonymous with a thick book. Slowly but surely, digital books or e-book more readily available and familiar by book lovers. In the west, the e-book has been very popular and easily found on Amazon.com and Apple Store.
In Indonesia? There papataka.com. Never heard of it? This is the first digital book store in Indonesia. Papataka.com is the only e-book store in Indonesia which first noticed the copyright or called by Digital Rights Management (DRM).
“We have more than 100,000 titles in collaboration with more than 600 publishers around the world who all have the authorization of DRM,” said owner Papataka.com, An Borneo, in Jakarta.
Starting from fiction, non-fiction, until such college textbook published by McGraw-Hillyang that cost is often times millions of rupiah also available here. “Books can also be downloaded for free at Papataka.com. It’s special for her book that DRM has expired,” An said when met at the Book Festival in Jakarta in 2010.
However, there is a new catalog that includes books imported for a cheaper price compared to buying books at regular book stores. “The price of e-books we import 20 percent cheaper than the original book, and payment is made with the rupiah,” said An to Kompas.com.
To get an e-book is available in Papataka.com, An Borneo explain the prospective buyer must first have Adobe Id and Adobe Digital Edition. After that, straight into Papataka.com page and select the desired e-book in pdf format or epub. Then, click on download and do with the transfer option of payment transactions or credit card.
“After that, the e-book can be read directly on laptops, PCs, or with an e-reader,” he said.
However, for you who are interested and plan to read e-books from eReader Papataka.com, you need to pay attention to where the hardware that supports the e-book of the store.
Currently, eReader that supports the iRiver and Cybook Papataka.com which is made in China, and the Sony PRS-500. iRiver and is sold by Papataka.com Cybook. iRiver offered at a price Skybook 2.95 million dollars and 2.3 million rupiah. “Looking ahead we are preparing an application that makes e-book from Papataka.com can also be read on the iPad, Kindle, Blackberry, and Android,” An Borneo.
Meanwhile, the speed and ease in getting this e-book is one advantage of e-book. In addition, An explained, “How to download e-book is also easier for people to be able to have much to put a collection of books in one place.” (Kompas)
