The innovative technology behind electronic or e-books is something that has revitalized many people's interest in reading. In our culture, many people have slowed down on the amount of reading they were doing. They simply lost interest or were tired of the same old boring format of the conventional book. With the introduction of the smart phone, people have gained an insatiable appetite for all things technology. People began to spend more time checking their stocks and reading articles on their iPhones than picking up a newspaper or buying and reading a book.
The introduction of the Amazon Kindle has totally changed reading for the 21st century person. Instead of browsing the shelves of your public library, how about thumbing through some e-books online in a matter of seconds, pay a small fee, and own your own e copy of your favorite book for as long as you like? Now you can. Gadgets like the Kindle and Sony Reader have made this possible.
Teens may find ebooks interesting for a few reasons. They can download their current assigned books and take them anywhere and read them on the bus, at the beach, or in the car. They are new, and that is something teens like (I know, I am one).
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14 years ago
Sean: I like your approach here with the Amazon Kindle and how it has affected not only what we read by HOW we read. That's quite significant.
ReplyDeleteI think you can find more on this. I've read articles about how Kindles and other digital technologies are used in classrooms and businesses. It might take a little creative searching and clicking through, but I'd like you to more fully explore that. Discuss how new technology like the Kindle or other online tools are changing HOW we read. What is different about reading in the 21st century than previously? How has this new technology played a role in this?
I think you may be surprised at how seismic a change some people have described the effect these new digital tools have. It's not just e-books, but blogs, wikis, feed readers, etc... The more I think about it, it may not be the best idea to limit yourself to simply e-books or the Kindle.
Keep exploring, reading and writing.