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Friday, April 27, 2001 Adobe Delivers Acrobat Ebook Reader 2.1 
Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider
of publishing tools, announced the availability of the Adobe Acrobat
eBook Reader 2.1 from Adobe.com, Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
Other ebook reading software, including Microsoft Reader, the
main competitor of Adobe's ebook reader, is also featured on
BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com.
``The Acrobat eBook Reader is the only tool on the market that gives Mac and Windows users an interactive, graphically-rich reading experience with the ability to print and navigate through the Web-all within the same interface,'' said Michael Looney, senior director of ebooks at Adobe. ``Because Adobe ebooks are based on Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), users such as students and mobile professionals can leverage these great tools to interactively consume ebooks ranging from textbooks and financial reports to children's books and cookbooks.'' Highlights of the new Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader 2.1 include Adobe CoolType font rendering technology, a two-page layout feature and an interactive dictionary. With Adobe CoolType technology, consumers can view the font of any Adobe PDF-based ebook at a variety of resolutions and select the most pleasing to read on their LCD screen. Users can also click on any word and the new interactive dictionary appears with a definition. Additionally, where the publisher grants permission, users can lend and give their eBook selections between Acrobat eBook Readers.
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