From http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160822-the-mysterious-ancient-origins-of-the-book:
The book is changing. Electronic books, or ebooks, are more portable than their paper counterparts, capable of being carried in their hundreds on a single reader or tablet. Thousands more are just a click away. It can be argued that ebooks are more robust than paper ones: an ebook reader can be stolen or dropped in the bath, but the books on it are stored safely in the cloud, waiting to be downloaded onto a new device. It is not too much to say that books and reading are in the throes of a revolution . . .
Read the full article at the BBC website. A tip of the hat to Prof. Hamill for bringing this article to our attention.
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