Twenty-First Century Books

      Probably you have seen someone reading a book on an electronic reading device. Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular. For that reason, more companies that make  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}   paper books are now making electronic books (ebooks). Most ebooks are the same as paper books,   {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  people download a file into a reading device rather than   {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  the paper book. This way they can  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}   many books.
      Books companies are adding special features   {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   some ebooks. These extra features might include sound files, picture files, or video files. When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.
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