ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present a view of electronic serial information more efficient and continuous than a browse through electronic information such as electronic publications for serial information, and promote and expand the sale of electronic publications and electronic books. SOLUTION: An electronic information distribution system comprises an electronic information distribution device 1 for distributing electronic information, and a personal digital assistant device 100 for processing the electronic information distributed from the electronic information distribution device 1. The electronic information distribution device 1 accepts a redistribution request for serial information in the electronic information distributed to the user's personal digital assistant device 100, extracts the serial information from the electronic information based on the redistribution request to edit the electronic serial information, and delivers the electronic serial information to the user. A service system can be configured for, for example, distributing electronic books of collected and edited serial comic strips and the like in electronic publications favored by subscribers, such as magazines and newspapers. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI