| Since the dawn of the Internet the world has | | | | when I got home I would research this new fad |
| become much smaller and much more accessible. | | | | that seemed to be going on. |
| A popular term used in today's society is, "Google | | | | The data I found was simply amazing. According |
| it". That might very well be how you came to this | | | | to the International Digital Publishing Forum the |
| article. | | | | first quarter of 2009 the industry posted $23.6 |
| Along with the Internet came much software | | | | Million in revenues. The internet had brought a new |
| such as Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Office to | | | | industry to the world, electronic books (ebooks). |
| name a couple of popular ones. Computers have | | | | People were not buying hard cover books any |
| picked up speed and have now become an | | | | more. They are now buying their books online and |
| everyday tool for most of us. Computers are | | | | are downloading them to palm readers and |
| even going with us on vacation now. Computers | | | | laptops. |
| have become so small they now fit into the palm | | | | The amazing thing is it won't be long until school |
| of your hand. | | | | text books are a thing of the past for all grades |
| I was on vacation and noticed a few people at | | | | and children will have all of their books and school |
| the pool with little computers in their hands just | | | | work in their back pockets, literally. I know that I |
| staring at them. I noticed after a few minutes | | | | can purchase some of my college books in digital |
| they would hit a button or touch the screen and | | | | form now and save money and space. |
| continue staring. I was curious as to what they | | | | Reading is still a pass time that most still enjoy. |
| were doing so I casually walked by and took a | | | | The technology of how we read our books |
| peek. The girl I walked behind was reading a book! | | | | though shows the advancement man has made |
| But she had a small computer in her hand. I could | | | | to this point. |
| not believe what I was seeing. I then decided that | | | | |