(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD Two) (JJ new) (JJ electronic) (NN book) (NNS products)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP SoftBook)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NNP PocketBook))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN gathered) (NP (NP (JJ extensive) (NN press) (NN coverage)) (, ,) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (NNS articles)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNP ABC) (NNP News)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NML (NNP New) (NNP York)) (NNP Times)) (, ,) (NML (NML (NNP San) (NNP Jose)) (NNP Mercury) (NNP News)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NNP WIRED))))))))) (. .)))
Two new electronic book products (the SoftBook and the PocketBook) have gathered extensive press coverage, including articles in ABC News, the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, and WIRED.
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
Two
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
electronic
electronic
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
product
products
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
SoftBook
SoftBook
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
PocketBook
PocketBook
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
gather
gathered
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
extensive
extensive
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
press
press
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
coverage
coverage
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Plur
article
articles
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing
ABC
ABC
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
News
News
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
San
San
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jose
Jose
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Mercury
Mercury
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
News
News
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
WIRED
WIRED
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT An) (JJ electronic) (NN book)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NN e-book)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ book-length) (NN publication)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ digital) (NN form)))) (, ,) (VP (VBG consisting) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN text)) (, ,) (NP (NNS images)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (DT both)) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBN produced) (PP (IN on))) (, ,) (VP (VBN published) (PP (IN through))) (, ,) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ readable) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NNS computers)) (CC or) (NP (JJ other) (JJ electronic) (NNS devices)))))))))) (. .)))
An electronic book (e-book) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
An
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
electronic
electronic
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
e-book
e-book
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
book-length
book-length
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
publication
publication
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
digital
digital
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
form
form
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
consist
consisting
VERB
VBG
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
text
text
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Plur
image
images
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
PronType=Art
both
both
DET
DT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
produce
produced
VERB
VBN
obl
on
on
ADP
IN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
publish
published
VERB
VBN
obl
through
through
ADP
IN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
readable
readable
ADJ
JJ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
computer
computers
NOUN
NNS
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
electronic
electronic
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
device
devices
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (ADJP (JJ Different) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT a) (JJ traditional) (VBN printed) (NN book))))) (, ,) (NP (NNS e-books)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN born) (S (ADJP (JJ digital))))) (. .)))
Different from a traditional printed book, e-books are born digital.
advcl
Degree=Pos
different
Different
ADJ
JJ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
print
printed
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
e-book
e-books
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
digital
digital
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG Being) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN firm) (NN believer)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN tablet) (NNS computers)))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (JJ many) (NNS tasks)) (VP (RB not) (VBG involving) (NP (JJ heavy) (NNS data) (NN entry))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP applaud) (NP (NP (DT these) (JJ new) (NNS designs)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS products))))) (. .)))
Being a firm believer in tablet computers for many tasks not involving heavy data entry, I applaud these new designs of the products.
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
Being
AUX
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
firm
firm
NOUN
NN
advcl
Number=Sing
believer
believer
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
tablet
tablet
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
computer
computers
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
task
tasks
NOUN
NNS
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
acl
VerbForm=Ger
involve
involving
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
heavy
heavy
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Plur
datum
data
NOUN
NNS
obj
Number=Sing
entry
entry
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
applaud
applaud
VERB
VBP
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
design
designs
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
product
products
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (ADJP (JJ particular))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNP SoftBook)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (JJ nice) (NN leather) (NN binding)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG going) (PP (ADVP (RB far)) (IN beyond) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (JJ traditional) (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC and) (JJ boring) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (JJ industrial) (NN design)) (VP (VBN used) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ other) (JJ portable) (NNS computers))))))))) (. .)))
In particular, the SoftBook has nice leather binding, going far beyond the traditional (and boring) industrial design used for other portable computers.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
particular
particular
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
SoftBook
SoftBook
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
amod
Degree=Pos
nice
nice
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
leather
leather
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
binding
binding
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
go
going
VERB
VBG
advmod
Degree=Pos
far
far
ADV
RB
case
beyond
beyond
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
boring
boring
ADJ
JJ
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
amod
Degree=Pos
industrial
industrial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
design
design
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
portable
portable
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
computer
computers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNP PocketBook)) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ traditional)) (JJ industrial) (NN design)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ typical) (PP (IN of) (NP (VBG leading) (JJ electronic) (NNS gadgets)))))) (. .)))
The PocketBook has a more traditional industrial design, typical of leading electronic gadgets.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
PocketBook
PocketBook
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
traditional
traditional
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
industrial
industrial
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
design
design
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
typical
typical
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
VerbForm=Ger
lead
leading
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
electronic
electronic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
gadget
gadgets
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Unfortunately)) (, ,) (NP (DT neither) (NN company)) (VP (VBZ mentions) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN product) (POS 's)) (NN screen) (NN resolution))) (. .)))
Unfortunately, neither company mentions their product's screen resolution.
advmod
unfortunately
Unfortunately
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
neither
neither
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mention
mentions
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
product
product
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
screen
screen
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
resolution
resolution
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (NN Low-resolution) (NNS monitors)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (DT all) (NN computer) (NNS screens)) (PP (IN until) (ADVP (RB now))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (JJ poor) (NN readability)))) (: :) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBP read) (ADJP (ADJP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD 25)) (NN %)) (JJR slower)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN computer) (NNS screens))) (PP (IN than) (PP (IN from) (NP (VBN printed) (NN paper))))))) (. .)))
Low-resolution monitors (including all computer screens until now) have poor readability: people read about 25% slower from computer screens than from printed paper.
compound
Number=Sing
low-resolution
Low-resolution
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
monitor
monitors
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
det
all
all
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
computer
computer
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
screen
screens
NOUN
NNS
case
until
until
ADP
IN
nmod
now
now
ADV
RB
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
readability
readability
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
read
read
VERB
VBP
advmod
about
about
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
25
25
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
%
%
SYM
NN
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
slow
slower
ADJ
JJR
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
computer
computer
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
screen
screens
NOUN
NNS
case
than
than
ADP
IN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
print
printed
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
paper
paper
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Scientists)) (VP (VBP believe) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (RB only) (DT the) (NN screen)) (PP (IN with) (NP (CD 300) (NN dpi) (NNS displays)))) (VP (VBZ has) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN reading) (NN speed)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN print)))))))) (. .)))
Scientists believe that only the screen with 300 dpi displays has the same reading speed as print.
nsubj
Number=Plur
scientist
Scientists
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
believe
believe
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
screen
screen
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
300
300
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
dpi
dpi
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
display
displays
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
speed
speed
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
print
print
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (RB So) (SBAR (IN unless) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (RB much) (JJR better) (NNS screens))))) (, ,) (NP (JJ electronic) (NNS books)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB have) (NP (DT a) (NN problem)))) (. .)))
So unless they have much better screens, electronic books will have a problem.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
mark
unless
unless
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
VERB
VBP
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
screen
screens
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
electronic
electronic
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN project)) (VP (VBN called) (S (`` ``) (NP (DT the) (JJ last) (NN book)) ('' '')))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG getting) (NP (NP (JJ much) (NN attention)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ aims) (PP (IN at) (S (VP (VBG producing) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN computer)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN form)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN folio)) (: :) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN set)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS pages)))) (VP (VBG using) (`` ``) (NP (JJ digital) (NN ink)))) ('' ''))))))))))))))) (. .)))
A project called "the last book" is getting much attention, which aims at producing a computer in the form of a folio: a set of pages using "digital ink".
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
project
project
NOUN
NN
acl
Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
get
getting
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
attention
attention
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
aim
aims
VERB
VBZ
mark
at
at
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
produce
producing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
computer
computer
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
form
form
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
folio
folio
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
set
set
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
page
pages
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
use
using
VERB
VBG
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
digital
digital
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
ink
ink
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Users)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB move) (ADVP (RB forward)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN information))) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG turning) (NP (NNS pages)) (SBAR (ADVP (RB just)) (IN as) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP do) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (VBN printed) (NN book))))))))))) (. .)))
Users would move forward in the information by turning pages just as they do in a printed book.
nsubj
Number=Plur
user
Users
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
move
move
VERB
VB
advmod
forward
forward
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
information
information
NOUN
NN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
turn
turning
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
page
pages
NOUN
NNS
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
VERB
VBP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
print
printed
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Hopefully)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNS scientists)) (VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB eventually)) (VP (VB invent) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN way)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (DT the) (`` ``) (NML (JJ digital) (NN ink)) ('' '') (NN display) (NNS characters)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ high) (JJ enough)) (NN resolution) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB gain) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN reading) (NN speed)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN print)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Hopefully, the scientists will eventually invent a way to make the "digital ink" display characters at a high enough resolution to gain the same reading speed as print.
advmod
hopefully
Hopefully
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
scientist
scientists
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advmod
eventually
eventually
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
invent
invent
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
digital
digital
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
ink
ink
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
compound
Number=Sing
display
display
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
character
characters
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
enough
enough
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
resolution
resolution
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
gain
gain
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
speed
speed
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
print
print
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (ADVP (RB Even)) (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (NNS e-books)) (VP (VBP gain) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN reading) (NN speed)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN print))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (VB be) (NP (DT a) (JJ bad) (NN idea)))) (. .)))
Even when e-books gain the same reading speed as print, they will still be a bad idea.
advmod
even
Even
ADV
RB
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Plur
e-book
e-books
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
gain
gain
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
speed
speed
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
print
print
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
idea
idea
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Page) (NN turning)) (VP (VBZ remains) (NP (DT a) (JJ bad) (NN interface)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (RB even) (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN done) (ADVP (ADVP (RBR more) (RB conveniently)) (PP (IN than) (PP (IN by) (S (VP (VBG clicking) (NP (DT the) (NN mouse)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT a) (`` ``) (NML (JJ next) (NN page)) ('' '') (NN button)))))))))))))) (. .)))
Page turning remains a bad interface, even when it can be done more conveniently than by clicking the mouse on a "next page" button.
compound
Number=Sing
page
Page
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
turning
turning
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remains
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
bad
bad
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
interface
interface
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
do
done
VERB
VBN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
advmod
conveniently
conveniently
ADV
RB
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
click
clicking
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
mouse
mouse
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Pos
next
next
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
page
page
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
obl
Number=Sing
button
button
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Another) (NN problem)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (JJS most) (NN e-book) (NNS publishers)) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (VP (VB warn) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS customers)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ real) (NN meaning)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NML (JJ digital) (NNS rights)) (NN management)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NN DRM)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (VP (VBN tied) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS products))))))))))))) (. .)))
Another problem is that most e-book publishers do not warn their customers about the real meaning of the digital rights management (DRM) tied to their products.
det
another
Another
DET
DT
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
compound
Number=Sing
e-book
e-book
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
publisher
publishers
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
warn
warn
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
iobj
Number=Plur
customer
customers
NOUN
NNS
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
meaning
meaning
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
digital
digital
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Plur
right
rights
NOUN
NNS
nmod
Number=Sing
management
management
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
DRM
DRM
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
tie
tied
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
product
products
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Generally)) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP claim) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN meant) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB prevent) (NP (NP (NN copying)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN e-book)))))))))))) (. .)))
Generally they claim that it is meant to prevent copying of the e-book.
advmod
generally
Generally
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
claim
claim
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
mean
meant
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
prevent
prevent
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
copying
copying
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
e-book
e-book
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ many) (NNS cases))) (NP (NP (PRP it))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB also)) (ADJP (JJ possible)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB result) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ complete) (NN denial)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN access)) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NN purchaser))) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN e-book)))))))))))) (. .)))
However, in many cases it is also possible that it will result in the complete denial of access by the purchaser to the e-book.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
case
cases
NOUN
NNS
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
possible
possible
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
result
result
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
complete
complete
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
denial
denial
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
access
access
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
purchaser
purchaser
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
e-book
e-book
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN e-book)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN tied) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (JJ specific) (NN computer) (CC or) (NN device))))) (. .)))
The e-book is tied to a specific computer or device.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
e-book
e-book
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
tie
tied
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
specific
specific
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
computer
computer
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
device
device
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT these) (NNS cases))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNP DRM)) (VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB usually)) (VP (VB let) (S (NP (DT the) (NN purchaser)) (VP (VB move) (NP (DT the) (NN book)) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ limited) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS times)))) (SBAR (WHPP (IN after) (WHNP (WDT which))) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB use) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT any) (JJ additional) (NNS devices))))))))))) (. .)))
In these cases, the DRM will usually let the purchaser move the book a limited number of times after which they cannot use it on any additional devices.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
case
cases
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
DRM
DRM
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
let
let
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
purchaser
purchaser
NOUN
NN
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
move
move
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
limited
limited
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
case
after
after
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
use
use
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
any
any
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
additional
additional
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
device
devices
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN If) (S (NP (DT the) (NN purchaser)) (VP (VBZ upgrades) (CC or) (VBZ replaces) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS devices))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD may) (VP (VB lose) (NP (NP (NN access)) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN purchase)))))) (. .)))
If the purchaser upgrades or replaces their devices, they may lose access to their purchase.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
purchaser
purchaser
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
upgrade
upgrades
VERB
VBZ
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
replace
replaces
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
device
devices
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
lose
lose
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
access
access
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
purchase
purchase
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT Some) (NNS forms)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN DRM)))) (VP (VBP depend) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN existence)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ online) (NNS services))))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB authenticate) (NP (DT the) (NNS purchasers)))))) (. .)))
Some forms of the DRM depend on the existence of online services to authenticate the purchasers.
det
some
Some
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
form
forms
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
DRM
DRM
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
depend
depend
VERB
VBP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
existence
existence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
online
online
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
service
services
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
authenticate
authenticate
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
purchaser
purchasers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN company)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ provides) (NP (DT the) (NN service)))))) (VP (VP (VBZ goes) (PP (IN out) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN business))))) (CC or) (VP (VBZ decides) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB stop) (S (VP (VBG providing) (NP (DT the) (NN service))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN purchaser)) (VP (MD will) (ADVP (RB no) (RBR longer)) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB access) (NP (DT the) (NN e-book)))))))) (. .)))
When the company that provides the service goes out of business or decides to stop providing the service, the purchaser will no longer be able to access the e-book.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
provide
provides
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
service
service
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
go
goes
VERB
VBZ
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
business
business
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decides
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
stop
stop
VERB
VB
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
provide
providing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
service
service
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
purchaser
purchaser
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
advmod
no
no
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
long
longer
ADV
RBR
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
access
access
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
e-book
e-book
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Two new electronic book products (the SoftBook and the PocketBook) have gathered extensive press coverage, including articles in ABC News, the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, and WIRED.  An electronic book (e-book) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Different from a traditional printed book, e-books are born digital.  Being a firm believer in tablet computers for many tasks not involving heavy data entry, I applaud these new designs of the products. In particular, the SoftBook has nice leather binding, going far beyond the traditional (and boring) industrial design used for other portable computers. The PocketBook has a more traditional industrial design, typical of leading electronic gadgets.  Unfortunately, neither company mentions their product's screen resolution. Low-resolution monitors (including all computer screens until now) have poor readability: people read about 25% slower from computer screens than from printed paper. Scientists believe that only the screen with 300 dpi displays has the same reading speed as print. So unless they have much better screens, electronic books will have a problem.  A project called "the last book" is getting much attention, which aims at producing a computer in the form of a folio: a set of pages using "digital ink". Users would move forward in the information by turning pages just as they do in a printed book. Hopefully, the scientists will eventually invent a way to make the "digital ink" display characters at a high enough resolution to gain the same reading speed as print.  Even when e-books gain the same reading speed as print, they will still be a bad idea. Page turning remains a bad interface, even when it can be done more conveniently than by clicking the mouse on a "next page" button.  Another problem is that most e-book publishers do not warn their customers about the real meaning of the digital rights management (DRM) tied to their products. Generally they claim that it is meant to prevent copying of the e-book. However, in many cases it is also possible that it will result in the complete denial of access by the purchaser to the e-book. The e-book is tied to a specific computer or device. In these cases, the DRM will usually let the purchaser move the book a limited number of times after which they cannot use it on any additional devices. If the purchaser upgrades or replaces their devices, they may lose access to their purchase. Some forms of the DRM depend on the existence of online services to authenticate the purchasers. When the company that provides the service goes out of business or decides to stop providing the service, the purchaser will no longer be able to access the e-book.