Welcome to the library of the future

I just read that a Boston prep school has gotten rid of all the books in their library and put all of that material onto 18 e-readers (something like a Kindle).  Now, I worked at my local library back in high school for two years and loved it.  I love books, collecting, reading, etc.  So it’s bittersweet to see this as a viable option for the future.  The space saved could make way for another classroom, conference hall, offices, etc.  And while I love that new book smell, for schools, I can see this taking off simply because eBooks are cheaper, take up practically no space, and aside from the e-reader breaking, the books will not deteriorate over time.

I’ll still buy a physical book over eBooks for some time to come, but I definitely would have used this back in college a few years back if the prices had been more reasonable.  I wasn’t going to pay $125 for an eBook when I could get the real thing for $130 and be able to resell it at the end of the semester.  That’s a problem that will need to be sorted out soon if companies are serious about eBooks in education.

You can read the article for yourself HERE.