Kunzima ukungathethi ngentengiso ye-eBook amaxesha ngamaxesha xa kuthelekiswa kunye neencwadi eziprintiweyo. Iifomathi ezimbini ekufuneka zihambelane, ukusukela ngaphambili i-craze yokuqala yeencwadi zedijithaliUninzi luye kwakhona lwafuna ukuliva iphepha elisesandleni kunye nevumba elivela kumaphepha alo.
Amanani ayatyhila, njengalawo oshishino lokushicilela eYurophu ivelise umvuzo omkhulu kunyaka ophelileyo, nangona kuthathe ixesha elide ukubala yonke idatha ukuze ikwazi ukuveza amanani athile ukuze ufumane umbono ongcono.
Bebonke bebenjalo Kupapashwe iincwadi ezintsha ezingama-575.000 kwaye yavelisa ngaphezulu kwe-22.300 yezigidi zeerandi kwintengiso kumazwe angama-28 aseYurophu. Ingxelo ikwabonisa ukuba izihloko ezizigidi ezine zazifumaneka kwifomathi yedijithali, inani ingxelo eyicacisileyo lenyukile ngenxa yokwanda kokusetyenziswa kwe "print-on-demand" kunye nokwaziswa kwezihloko ezizipapashayo.
Kuqikelelwa ukuba ii-eBooks ngoku zine Ipesenti ezi-6 zepesenti Kuzo zonke iincwadi ezithengiswa eYurophu kwaye okwangoku zinezigidi ezi-4 zeekopi zedijithali ezithengiswayo eAmazon, Kobo kunye nomtya wabathengisi.
Un malunga ne-125.000 yabantu bebeqeshwe ekupapashweni kweencwadi ngokusisigxina ngo-2015, yona ikwinqanaba elifanayo unyaka nonyaka. Ngayiphi na imeko, sijamelene nendawo apho kunzima ukuqokelela idatha yokwenyani. Ikhonkco lexabiso elipheleleyo leencwadi, kubandakanya ababhali, abathengisi, abayili kunye nokunye, kuqikelelwa ukuba kuqeshe abantu abangaphezulu kwesiqingatha sesigidi.
I-European Publishers Federation ikholelwa ukuba intengiso ye-eBook baye bahlala kwaye la manani alandelayo ahambelana nonyaka akuzi kubona naluphi na utshintsho olukhulu kwinani leeyunithi zedijithali ezithengisiweyo.