I use public transportation frequently during the week and I have noticed something very interesting that people have started to do. Back in the good old days when I bussed to high school people on the bus usually kept themselves occupied by reading a book, listening to music, or doodling on their phones. Now people do those same things, BUT instead of books many individuals use a device called the Amazon Kindle to read. It really made me wonder, people have been reading and writing books for many centuries and books have been a key component in the identity of institutions such as libraries and universities but now things are starting to change. The technology exists in such devices as the Amazon Kindle that now there is no need to print each page in a book seperately and use as many resources. Instead, books have become electronic and consumers can purchase them online and download them on to their Kindle. This doesn’t just apply to reading for pleasure; even in universities where traditionally a book, pen, and paper have been essential tools for a student, they are now being replaced with online exams, assignments, and electronic research tools that are making traditional methods obsolete. Although we are still a long way away from closing down our public libraries, a movement is definately in motion to switch from pen and paper to more electronice resources.
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