Thread: Stars fall in Amazon protest about ebook prices
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Old 12-05-2010, 11:09 PM   #275
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
The firmware. An ebook is an electronic format. Text in electronic format is searchable. The question is whether the viewer software implements a search function. Every electronic text viewer software I'm familiar with does.

(Since being able to search text in electronic format is a significant feature, it would be stupid to not include a search function. A buyer looking at getting a book viewer would consider the lack a show stopper, and pass on that product.)
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Thank you for that clarification Dennis.

Then the extra value of being able to search an ebook is directly related to the EBR itself and is not a function of the ebook.
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