SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING, REPRODUCING, AND MAINTAINING ELECTRONIC BOOKS

摘要

Systems and methods for producing, reproducing, and maintaining electronic books are provided. In one aspect, a system (20) may include a book producing device (21) configured to create at least one page image (47) for an electronic book including reproducible content, where the page image (47) includes a selectable portion having a part of the reproducible content of the electronic book. In addition, the system (20) may also include an electronic book reproducing device (24). The electronic book reproducing device (24) may be configured to determine a target area (92) based on a selection by a user of the selectable portion of the page image (47), and, selectively reproduce, within the target area (92) and in a predetermined manner, the reproducible content and/or other data associated with the selectable portion of the page image. In addition, the system may also include a history information device (22) configured to receive and maintain information regarding the selection of the selectable portion of the book image (47) selected by a user.