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Book Stop Dreaming   Start Your New Business

Download or read book Stop Dreaming Start Your New Business written by NIIR Board and published by ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS PRESS Inc.. This book was released on 2003-09-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurship is one of the critical decisions to be made and it involves number of risk and has its own advantages also. But the charm of being a master of you is always above any other form of work. To start you own venture you have to decide on many things. Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series of legal activities. To run a successful business, you need to learn all about your existing and potential customers, your competitors and the economic conditions of your market place. The small industries sector plays a vital role in the industrial development of the recent globalization process. In both developed and developing countries, the Government is turning to small and medium scale industries and entrepreneurs, as a means of economic development and a veritable means of solving problems. It is a seedbed of innovations, inventions and employment. Entrepreneurship helps in the development of nation. A successful entrepreneur not only creates employment for himself but for hundreds. Deciding on a right project can lead you to the road to success. Any unit or new entrepreneur, establishing or implementing the project needs a complete set of plan and finance for making it successful. You do not need to be a genius to run a successful business, but you do need some help. And that is exactly what this book is, a guide into the stimulating world of business ownership and management. This book illustrates about the entrepreneurship and new venture opportunities, an entrepreneurial perspective, economics and entrepreneurship, a model for new ventures: feasibility planning, financial resources for new ventures, asset management, small business investment corporations, and financial assistance through national & state level institutions. This book also contains the list of small, cottage, tiny and village industries, list of small scale services/ business enterprises etc. This book will help you to handle all aspects of running your own business. This is very useful book for new entrepreneurs. You will see how your dream to be your own boss becomes a reality.

Book Stop Dreaming and Start Doing

Download or read book Stop Dreaming and Start Doing written by Frank Thaxton and published by Management Books 2000. This book was released on 2005-01-10 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This very readable and practical book covers the whole agenda for starting a new business and setting out on what should be the best years of your life. It sets out most of the key issues necessary to adopt a wide perspective when starting up, and will assist the reader to form a reasoned and balanced view of abilities, ideas and potential. The book asks several pertinent questions to start with - about yourself, what ideas you might have for a business and whether you are really suited to the life. Then it examines in detail operational matters such as finance, marketing, money (of course ), legal issues, tax, contracts, selling, business services, using the internet, consulting, record keeping and accounting. All of the sections of the book are based on sound practical experience and offer the reader real insight into the best ways to tackle the wide range of problems that might occur. Thoroughly researched and completely up-to-date, the text is comprehensive without being daunting - an excellent book for anyone with an independent, entrepreneurial flair.

Book Stop Dreaming   Start Your New Business

Download or read book Stop Dreaming Start Your New Business written by Niir Board and published by National Institute of Industrial Re. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small industries sector plays a vital roll in the industrial development of the recent globalization process. Any unit or new entrepreneur, establishing or inplementions the project needs finance for long term. This book will help you to handle all aspects of running your own business. This is very useful book for new entrepreneurs. You will see how your dream to be your own boss becomes a reality.

Book Kick Start Your Dream Business

Download or read book Kick Start Your Dream Business written by Romanus Wolter and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get your business off the ground without an MBA or $50,000.

Book Stop Dreaming Start Living

Download or read book Stop Dreaming Start Living written by Elizabeth Mapstone and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who feel they are at a crossroads and don't know how to choose the way, Elizabeth Mapstone's Stop Dreaming Start Living will help you to find positive, practical ways to change your life for the better. Illustrated throughout with case studies from people of all ages who have taken part in her 'Life Planning' programme, Stop Dreaming Start Living combines Mapstone's straightforward, expert advice with simple, carefully constructed pencil and paper exercises to help you to appreciate and develop your own skills and talents. You too can learn how to use your own personal powers to make your dreams come true. Clear all the debris, tap into those hidden strengths, stop dreaming about what you want and create a healthier, happier, fulfilled life!

Book Select   Start Your Own Industry  4th Revised Edition

Download or read book Select Start Your Own Industry 4th Revised Edition written by NPCS Board and published by NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurship is one of the critical decisions to be made. It involves number of risk and has its own advantages also. But the charm of being a master of you is always above any other form of work. To start you own venture you have to decide on many things. Making a choice of the right project is a difficult decision for an entrepreneur and is an imperative decision. For the reason that rest of the challenges for setting up a business is based on the type of the product that an entrepreneur decides. Getting thorough knowledge is a must. Starting your own business is one of the few remaining paths to wealth. You do not need to be a genius to run a successful business, but you do need some help. And that is exactly what this book is, a guide into the stimulating world of business ownership. Entrepreneurship helps in the development of nation. A successful entrepreneur not only creates employment for himself but for hundreds. Deciding on a right project can lead you to the road to success. To help budding entrepreneurs this book contains more than 350 project profiles with project capacity, cost of project, rate of return etc. Identification, the first stage of the project cycle, is a crucially important process leading to the initial screening of projects. This book serves useful purpose for Project identification and helpful to project consultants, engineers, chartered accountants, corporates, individuals including entrepreneurs, financiers, contractors, investors and those who wish to gather at a glance information on the various projects.

Book                                                                                                                                                                                                                      in Hindi Language  Food Processing and Agriculture Based Industries  Project Profiles

Download or read book in Hindi Language Food Processing and Agriculture Based Industries Project Profiles written by Ajay Kr. Gupta and published by NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग का मतलब खाने की वस्तुओं की प्रोसेसिंग कर उसे नए रूप में पेश करने के कारोबार से है। भारत में लोगों की तेजी से बदलती लाइफ स्टाइल ने खाद्य प्रसंस्कृत उत्पादों की मांग में लगातार बढ़ोतरी की है । ऐसे में कारोबारी इस क्षेत्र में कम निवेश और बेहतर कारोबारी सहायता के जरिए एक नया मुकाम बना सकते हैं, जिसके लिए खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्रालय कई सारी योजनाएं चला रहा है। इसके तहत नई इकाई लगाने, मौजूदा इकाई का आधुनिकीकरण करने, तकनीकी सहायता आदि के लिए सहायता मिल रही है। भारत के खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग क्षेत्र में प्रसंस्कृत खाद्य के उत्पादन और निर्यात की पर्याप्त संभावनाएँ हैं। खाद्य बाजार लगभग 10.1 लाख करोड़ रुपये का है, जिसमें खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग का हिस्सा 53% अर्थात 5.3 लाख करोड़ रुपये का है। नौकरी के लिए सुबह-शाम की भागमभाग, ट्रैफिक और तमाम तरह की अन्य आपाधापी से भरी दिनचर्या के बीच किसे फुर्सत है कि खाना तसल्ली से रोजाना बनाया और खाया जाये। इसका समाधान इंस्टेंट एवं प्रोसेस्ड अथवा रेडी टू ईट पैक्ड फ़ूड के रूप में देश-विदेश में देखा जा सकता है। पहले खानपान की ऐसी आदतें सिर्फ पश्चिमी देशों तक ही सीमित थीं पर आज भारत जैसे विकासशील देशों में भी बड़े पैमाने पर यह प्रचलन आम होता जा रहा है। इसी बदलाव का नतीजा है कि वैश्विक स्तर पर प्रोसेस्ड फ़ूड इंडस्ट्री का कारोबार निरंतर गति से बढ़ रहा है। भारत में खाद्य प्रसंस्करण कम्पनियों के लिए प्रचुर संभावनाएँ हैं। खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग के विभिन्न उत्पादों की मांग तेजी से बढ़ रही है। इसका कारण भारत के लोगों की प्रतिव्यक्ति आय में वृद्धि होना है, जिसके फलस्वरूप वे उत्कृष्ट गुणवत्ता वाले खाद्य पदार्थों पर खर्च करने की स्थिति में हैं। भारतीय खाद्य प्रसंस्‍करण उद्योग उत्पादन, खपत, निर्यात और‍ विकास संभावना की दृष्टि से विश्व में सबसे बड़ा उद्योग है। उपभोक्ता की बढ़ती सम्पन्नता ने खाद्य प्रसंस्करण क्षेत्र में विविधिकरण के लिए नए अवसर खोल दिए हैं और विकास के नए मार्ग खोल दिए हैं। प्रसंस्कृत और सुविधाजनक खाद्य की मांग शहरीकरण, जीवन शैली में बदलाव और लोगों की भोजन की आदत में परिवर्ततन के कारण स्थायी रूप से बढ़ रही है। तदनुसार भारतीय उपभोक्ता को नए उच्च गुणवत्ता वाले खाद्य उत्पाद परोसे जा रहे हैं जिसका निर्माण अत्याधुनिक प्रौद्योगिकी का उपयोग करके किया गया है। इस पुस्तक में विभिन्न उद्योगों की जानकारी तथा Cost Estimation (Capacity, Working Capital, Rate of Return, Break Even Point, Cost of Project) को शामिल किया गया है, जैसे: बेकरी उद्योग, रेडी-टू- ईट फूड, बेवरेजेज, खाद्यान्नों की पिसाई यूनिट, खाद्य तेल से संबंधित उद्योग, फल और सब्जी की पैकेजिंग उद्योग, डेयरी, बीयर एवं एल्कोहोलिक पेय पदार्थ, दुग्ध एवं दुग्ध-निर्मित उत्पाद, अनाज प्रसंस्करण, उपभोक्ता खाद्य वस्तुएँ ; अर्थात् कन्फेक्शनरी, चॉकलेट और कोको उत्पाद, सोया-निर्मित उत्पाद, पानी बोतल प्लांट, उच्च प्रोटीनयुक्त खाद्य पदार्थ, सॉफ्ट ड्रिंक, खाने और पकाने के लिए तैयार उत्पाद, नमकीन, स्नैक्स, चिप्स, बिस्कुट, नूडल्स और इंस्टेंट नूडल्स, एडिबल नट्स प्रसंस्करण और पैकेजिंग, ज़र्दा, पान मसाला उद्योग, डायबिटिक फूड और मसाला उद्योग आदि । Sample Plant Layout and Photographs of Plant and Machinery with Suppliers Contact Details भी दिए गए है । कौन सा उद्योग मेरे लिए अच्छा रहेगा ? यह सवाल हर उद्यमी के ज़हन में रहता है, कितनी लागत लगेगी? क्या मुनाफा होगा? कितना माल बनेगा? इस पुस्तक में 178 फ़ूड प्रोजेक्ट्स का विवरण दिया गया है। जो उद्योग चुनने में काफी मददगार होगा । अपना स्वयं का उद्योग स्थापित करें और राष्ट्र की उन्नति में भागीदार बने । इस पुस्तक की मदद से उद्यमी को फूड प्रोसेसिंग सेक्टर में सही उद्योग के चयन में सहायता मिलेगी । यह पुस्तक उद्यमियों, एंटरप्रेन्योर, कृषिविदों, कृषि विश्वविद्यालयों, खाद्य तकनीशियनों और खाद्य उत्पादों के निर्माण के क्षेत्र में रुचि रखने वाले अन्य लोगों के लिए उपयोगी साबित होगी ।

Book Launch Your Dream

Download or read book Launch Your Dream written by Dale Partridge and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though his highly acclaimed Startup Camp program, bestselling author and serial entrepreneur Dale Partridge has helped thousands of people find unimaginable freedom and financial success by assisting them in launching new startup businesses. And now, in Launch Your Dream, he has distilled the essence of that course into a hyper-practical, 30-day journey for readers looking to join these other entrepreneurs in following their dreams and achieving unimaginable freedom and financial security. This invaluable and comprehensive resource will teach readers how to:• Hone their ideas• Build an audience• Construct an online presence• Master social media• Craft a beautiful brand• Create experiences that keep customers from even considering competitors• And does this in 30 days!Whether you are an experienced CEO, a budding entrepreneur, a stay-at-home mom, or a freelancer just looking to make some money on the side, Launch Your Dream provides the easy-to-follow steps necessary to finding the freedom you’ve been looking for.

Book Petroleum   Petroleum Products Technology Handbook

Download or read book Petroleum Petroleum Products Technology Handbook written by NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers and published by NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES. This book was released on 2019-05-04 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petroleum asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most petroleum crude oils and in some natural deposits. Petroleum crude oil is a complex mixture of a great many different hydrocarbons. Refined petroleum products are derived from crude oils through processes such as catalytic cracking and fractional distillation. Refining is a necessary step before oil can be burned as fuel or used to create end products. Residual fuel oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons prepared by blending a residuum component with a flux stock which is a distillate component diluent, to give the desired viscosity of the fuel oil produced.Petroleum refining is the process of separating the many compoundspresent in crude petroleum.An Oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant wherecrude oil is processed and refined into more useful products The global Petroleum Asphalt market is valued at USD 48.8 Billion in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 77.67 Billion by the end of 2024, growing at a Growth Rate of 6.87% between 2017 and 2024.The global bunker fuel market was valued at $137,215.5 million in 2017 and is expected to reach $273,050.4 million by 2025, registering a CAGR of 9.4% from 2018 to 2025. Some of the fundamentals of the book are composition of radiation effects on lubricants, thermal cracking of pure saturatedhydrocarbons, petroleum asphalts, refinery products, refinery feedstocks, blending and compounding, oil refining, residual fuel oils, distillate heating oils, formulations of petroleum, photographs of machinery withsuppliers contact details. A total guide to manufacturing and entrepreneurial success in one of today's most lucrative petroleum industry. This book is one-stop guide to one of the fastest growing sectors of the petroleum industry, where opportunities abound for manufacturers, retailers, and entrepreneurs. This is the only complete handbook on the commercial production of petroleum products. It serves up a feast of how-to information, from concept to purchasing equipment.

Book The American Dream

Download or read book The American Dream written by C. K. Quarterman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stop Dreaming   Start Doing

Download or read book Stop Dreaming Start Doing written by Frank Thaxton and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Very Readable And Practical Book Covers The Whole Agenda For Starting A New Business And Setting Out On What Should Be The Best Years Of Your Life. It Sets Out Most Of The Key Issues Necessary To Adopt A Wide Perspective When Starting Up, And Will Assist The Reader To Form A Reasoned And Balnced View Of Abilities, Ideas And Potential. The Book Asks Several Pertinent Questions To Start With-About Yourself, What Ideas You Might Have For A Business And Whether You Are Really Suited To The Life. Then It Examines In Detail Operational Matters Such As Finance, Marketing, Money (Of Course!), Legal Issues, Tax, Contracts, Selling, Business Services, Using The Internet, Consulting, Record Keeping And Accounting. All Of The Sections Of The Book Are Based On Sound Practical Experience And Offer The Reader Real Insight Into The Best Ways To Tackle The Wide Range Of Problems That Might Occur.

Book Live Your Dream   Never Stop Dreaming

Download or read book Live Your Dream Never Stop Dreaming written by Jody Luv and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live Your Dream & Never Stop Dreaming is aimed to motivate a person into going ahead and pursuing their worst fear, which is their dream, without having any more doubt about what the person can do or worrying about how they are going to do it. Just start and make it happen, and watch it come together. To the person that have started and stopped, get back in the lane of success; and this time, give it your all. Others have done it, so you can too. You just have to get it in your mind that you are unstoppable, but the only way you can be unstoppable is if you get moving on your dream. Its your dream, and no one is gonna know how to make it happen but you. Of course, someone else can do it, but it will never be done like you would have done it, because God gave that to you. See that he trusted you with this task, and no one else can do it the way you do itwithout making excuses for not fulfilling your dream. Stop making excuses for what you dont know; there no longer is an excuse for being a dummy! There is too much information out there these days for anyone not to pursue their dreams. Live your dream, and never stop dreaming.

Book Why Startups Fail

Download or read book Why Startups Fail written by Tom Eisenmann and published by Currency. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way Why do startups fail? That question caught Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann by surprise when he realized he couldn’t answer it. So he launched a multiyear research project to find out. In Why Startups Fail, Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns that account for the vast majority of startup failures. • Bad Bedfellows. Startup success is thought to rest largely on the founder’s talents and instincts. But the wrong team, investors, or partners can sink a venture just as quickly. • False Starts. In following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. • False Promises. Success with early adopters can be misleading and give founders unwarranted confidence to expand. • Speed Traps. Despite the pressure to “get big fast,” hypergrowth can spell disaster for even the most promising ventures. • Help Wanted. Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. • Cascading Miracles. Silicon Valley exhorts entrepreneurs to dream big. But the bigger the vision, the more things that can go wrong. Drawing on fascinating stories of ventures that failed to fulfill their early promise—from a home-furnishings retailer to a concierge dog-walking service, from a dating app to the inventor of a sophisticated social robot, from a fashion brand to a startup deploying a vast network of charging stations for electric vehicles—Eisenmann offers frameworks for detecting when a venture is vulnerable to these patterns, along with a wealth of strategies and tactics for avoiding them. A must-read for founders at any stage of their entrepreneurial journey, Why Startups Fail is not merely a guide to preventing failure but also a roadmap charting the path to startup success.

Book Start Your Dream Business

Download or read book Start Your Dream Business written by Sarah Wade and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you harbour dreams of being your own boss and doing something that you are truly passionate about? Do you have a great idea on the back-burner, but fear giving up the security of a regular salary? Start Your Dream Business reveals the journeys and secrets of people who took that first scary step towards their dream and set up their own businesses. Through these inspirational stories, the authors show and analyse how these individuals, from all over the world, achieved entrepreneurial success. Filled with instructive case-studies, practical advice and coaching tips, this book guides the reader through the many stages of starting a business, avoiding the common mistakes, and overcoming the obstacles that stand in the way. For all those who feel unfulfilled at work, who feel that their creativity is not utilised, not appreciated, Start Your Business proves that with the right mindset and the right skills, anyone can make that change they’ve been dreaming of, to go from day job to top dog!

Book What s Stopping You

Download or read book What s Stopping You written by Bruce R. Barringer and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2008-05-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book dispels the myths surrounding the process of starting a business, and gives hope and encouragement to people who would like to give it a try.” –Tim Berry, Founder and CEO, Palo Alto Software Creators of the World’s Most Popular “Bruce Barringer and Duane Ireland’s new book, What’s Stopping You? is an insightful and thought-provoking examination of nine common myths that discourage individuals from starting new businesses. ... This book is much-needed and long overdue.... The value of What’s Stopping You? is that it effectively debunks the false premises that too often preclude acts of business start up. What’s Stopping You? is an encouraging, instructive, and eloquently written book that would be a valuable addition to any aspiring entrepreneur’s bookshelf.” Jeffrey G. Covin, Samuel and Pauline Glaubinger Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana “Over the years I have observed many seemingly great business opportunities never get off the ground. Quite often, what holds these aspiring entrepreneurs back are common misconceptions about the difficulties and risks of starting a new business. In What’s Stopping You?, Professors Barringer and Ireland systematically break down the myths that hold many entrepreneurs back from pursuing their dreams.” Jeffrey R. Cornwall, The Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee “Barringer and Ireland simultaneously demystify start-up misconceptions and empower readers to explore their own opportunity with renewed passion. Many prospective entrepreneurs feel trapped by myths, the authors carefully detail the myth’s fallacies and encourage the reader to see beyond start-up stereotypes. Future and experienced entrepreneurs have much to learn from What’s Stopping You?” Sarah Schupp, Founder/CEO, University Parent Media, Boulder, Colorado “Creating your own business from scratch can be a mental, emotional, and financial roller coaster ride. Bruce Barringer and Duane Ireland’s book provides a ‘voice of reason’ and helps give you the confidence to realize you can do it. They recognize that starting a business is hard work, but that it is attainable–and that you should celebrate your accomplishments every step of the way.” Jan Stephenson Kelly, Cofounder/CEO, Spark Craft Studios, Cambridge, MA Business Plan Software Follow Your Dream! Start Your Own Winning Business—Now! •Get past the myths that keep you from making the leap •Gain the practical skills and confidence you need to succeed •Quickly evaluate business ideas and pick a winner •Launch your company and watch it grow and profit Build the business you’ve always dreamed of! Take control of your future and achieve the breakthrough success that’s only possible when you’re working for yourself. You can do it–and this book will show you how. Forget the myths that have been standing in your way. You don’t need to be rich. You don’t need extensive business experience. You don’t need to be a genius. You don’t need a revolutionary product or service. You can handle the risk, the competition, and the challenges. The proof’s on every page of this book: case studies of “ordinary” people building great businesses and practical techniques you can use, too–every step of the way!

Book The Dream Manager

Download or read book The Dream Manager written by Matthew Kelly and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams Managing people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise, many managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. It's not that we dont dream of being great managers, it's just that we havent found a practical and efficient way to do it. Until now . . . The fictional company in this remarkable book is grappling with real problems of high turnover and low morale -- so the managers begin to investigate what really drives the employees. What they discover is that the key to motivation isnt necessarily the promise of a bigger paycheck or title, but rather the fulfillment of crucial personal dreams. They also learned that people at every level need to be offered specific kinds of help and encouragement -- or our dreams will forever remain just dreams as we grow dissatisfied with our lives and jobs. Beginning with his important thought that a company can only become the-best-version-of-itself to the extent that its employees are becoming better-versions-of-themselves, Matthew Kelly explores the connection between the dreams we are chasing personally and the way we all engage at work. Tackling head-on the growing problem of employee disengagement, Kelly explores the dynamic collaboration that is unleashed when people work together to achieve company objectives and personal dreams. The power of The Dream Manager is that simply becoming aware of the concept will change the way you manage and relate to people instantly and forever. What's your dream?

Book Degeneration in Families

Download or read book Degeneration in Families written by Frederik Lange and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: