Method for abridging text in an electronic book

摘要

An apparatus for abridging text has an electronic book that includes a book card (136) containing computer-readable data representative of a length of text (720). An interface (150) receives the book card (136). A processor (152) communicates with the interface (150) and a display (130). The processor (152) selects a portion of the length of text (720) in accordance with a text abridging criteria to represent a reduced length of text (722).