While I love all books, I really love physical books. There's something special about holding one physically in your hands, the feel of the paper, the ink on the pages. Especially old books. BUT, there is a necessary and growing momentum for ebooks. (I'm guilty; kindle owner) IDEO several months ago came out with some great thoughts on the Future of the Book. They identified three new opportunities with ebooks new narratives, social reading with richer content, and providing tools for critical thinking. I know that education was something close to Steve Job's heart, mostly because he saw the system crumbling and no one stopping the inevitable disintegration. In light of that, it's cool to see Apple's announcement yesterday. They have plans to reinvent the educational textbook market and the technology that underpins them. It plans to enable "all sorts of dramatic interactivity with rich media e-textbooks" and empower authors to circumvent publishing companies that are attempting to maintain status quo in the industry.
It's awesome to see someone dreaming the way forward for books and education.
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