The first online books in Catalan will go on sale today. ‘edi.cat’

The project will be available until mid-February because of being a pioneering initiative they know that they will have "problems" and "touch-ups to do."

EBooks cost between 60 and 70 percent more of what their paper versions cost
Publishers Angle, Cossetània Bromera has launched this morning its web site edi.cat, which are the first online books in Catalan. The project will be available until mid-February because of being a pioneering initiative they know that they will have "problems" and "touch-ups to do."
Each section will have five titles in its digital library:

Sources' edi.cat 'told Reuters that more publishers are interested in joining the initiative, however, the new site has had to refuse some publishers at the moment because they prefer to grow in terms of customer response first.

EBooks cost between 60 and 70 percent less of what it costs to produce their paper versions, and the idea is that in the near future such books are offered both in digital format and paper.

The project has been delayed due to the protection of copyright needing to be completed in digital formats.



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