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Rocket eBook. Hand using a stylus to read an Internet page on a Rocket eBook, a type of electronic book. A later version of this 1998/1999 eBook may be able to surf the Internet. The eBook can store 4000 book pages, equivalent to about ten paper novels. The electronic text for an eBook may be bought from online bookstores, or text, sounds or graphics downloaded from a personal computer or the Internet. Text can then be manipulated using the eBook's touch-sensitive screen. The font may be altered, sections bookmarked, notes made in the margin, words searched for, or text underlined or reorientated. The rocket eBook weighs just over 600 grams. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/TEK IMAGE)