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This was a comment to Rekha’s post on eBooks:

“I agree with Janet.  I know there are eBooks of Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter series.  I may refer to those for passages I’d like to review — scenes I may have forgotten.  But I would rather hold books of those types and bundle up with them — thick crisp pages in hand.

eBooks, I think, have an important place in replacing certain texts, or introducing current material.  With the ability to send eBooks from one handhheld to another by infra-red beaming, they are quick to distribute.  A whole class of 20 students could have their (moderately-sized) eBooks beamed to each and every one of them in under three minutes.  I see eBooks replacing certain texts — also introducing portions of text in a classroom.  eBooks in literature high school classes, I believe, could mean a reduction in print outs/photocopies of passages of one of the works of Shakespeare, for instance.

eBooks will find a strong niche to hold onto and settle in.  It is truly best to be familiar with them, use them, and share the technology with others.”

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