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To: Jason W who wrote (14091)	8/21/2000 9:28:37 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Respond to of 60323

>>any chance of E-Books w/ CF slots becoming the FOURTH tornado?...<< Could be. I would have LOVED an e-book through College instead of having to lug around 40 pounds worth of bound paper textbooks. With e-boooks, the possibilities are WIDE OPEN because e-books can contain sound, pictures and movies as well. Great educational tools. I bet Multimedia E-books become mainstream in educational facilities within 3 years, and publishing textbooks on paper will largely be history within 5-7 years.

To: Jason W who wrote (14091)	8/27/2000 6:16:06 PM
From: Binx Bolling	Respond to of 60323

E-BOOKS EMERGE Sales of electronic books may be slow, but high-profile activity such as the Web publishing of the Stephen King story "Riding the Bullet" is boosting consumer awareness. Reference books such as encyclopedias are most likely to shift to an electronic format, predicts Tim Ingoldsby, American Institute of Physics director of business development. Dedicated reading devices are relatively easy to use and can download a high volume of material, but only a small number are available. The Open eBook Forum is working on standardizing e-publishing and addressing concerns about e-book piracy. Other tools in development include digital textbooks and a digital library service that allows customers to "borrow" e-books. Print-on-demand services can offer readers hardcover and paperback books printed from digital titles. (Chemical & Engineering News, August 21 2000) Past issues of Edupage are available at educause.edu ***************************************************** COPYRIGHT INFORMATION News abstracts Copyright 2000, Information Inc., Bethesda, MD Edupage Copyright 2000, EDUCAUSE