Floods demonstrate the advantages of e-readers
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An important lesson to be learned from the disruption to everyday life caused by the floods, especially for the young XS-generation, is the need for decentralised, community school-based curriculum reform which supports self-access computer flexibility an
Mobile electronic texts with high-tech appeal supplement rather than supplant traditional lending library models for the future. The e-book reader is aimed at “narrowing the gap” between underprivileged ruralists and overindulgent urbanities by stimulating interest in and motivating respect for reading. Positive advantages focus on portability, convenience, accessibility, value and eco-friendly features. E-books:
_ are easily readable, offering zoom functions, letter resizing, etc;
_ can be delivered almost instantly;
_ are portable and can be read wherever, whenever;
_ can be purchased/borrowed, downloaded and used immediately;
_ are more flexible and updatable than their printed equivalents;
_ can be offered indefinitely without ever going “out of print”; and
_ are environmentally friendly, using neither paper nor ink.
E-readers can potentially contain thousands of e-books, limited only by memory capacity. In January, 2011, e-book sales at Amazon had surpassed its paperback sales, and global demand for mobile technology is showing a sharp increase. Mix & Match alternative options should balance all kinds of format that encourage passionate users to do what is most important – read, read and read some more.
Dr. Charles Frederickson
