Have you ever tried searching for nice e books to download and read on your PC? Anyone wanting to explore the e book world is in for a shock. Its an absolute nightmare. There are so many formats and layouts that will confuse all but the most experienced e book user and quite honestly - can we really be bothered with it all?

I spent a nice two hours searching through the net on various sites. What did I find? Mostly commercial sites promising free of cost e books only to find they want you to register and then you find out what the catch is. I downloaded several books and there is no uniform means by which the e book industry operates. Formats vary from PDF ( I do particularly dislike PDF with its clunky slow downloads ) to Microsoft Reader and numerous executable programs, all of which require separate software to open and read them.

Why oh why doesnt every body use one of the programs that will work on any computer and just open. Like a book does. Its not too much to ask is it? Life is frustrating enough without having to contruct things complicated. My own acquired skill of e books has led me to the conclusion that until the industry gets its act together and agrees on one format they may keep it.

Many authors we are enthusiastic about the potential of the e book revolution but if you read what has happened the mainstream writers have now turned against online publishing and e books for reasons of distribution,