But converting image-heavy books into digital form has not been easy. Authors are careful to monitor how their work appears on a screen, and publishers have struggled to replicate the experience of reading a print book
The prices of e-books with pictures be generally in line with print prices.
Some publishers have also had success breaking into the digital space by turning books into applications for mobile devices
When HP's webOS-based TouchPad makes its debut on July 1, it will ship with a new way for users to discover various apps for the platform, webOS Pivot. Pivot is basically a digital publication designed to help users discover different types of apps and content and to give developers more exposure. Every month, HP says it will publish Pivot, and that it will "include visually driven editorial pieces, columns from notable guest writers sharing their perspectives on digital culture, feature stories focused on applications around specific topics, and in-depth reviews."
That's how big Google's vision is for its Wave social-networking/search service, which will have apps created by independent developers who sell them at a Google app store.