The E-volution of Books: Ebooks, E-readers and the Future of Reading or,

Where Are We Going and Do I Have to Get in That Handbasket?

Anita BeamanIllinois State University

Teaching the iGeneration

by Larry D. Rosen “To them, the smartphone, the Internet, and everything technological are not "tools" at all—they simply are. Just as we don't think about the existence of air, they don't question the existence of technology and media. They expect technology to be there, and they expect it to do whatever they want it to do. Their WWW doesn't stand for World Wide Web; it stands for Whatever, Whenever, Wherever.”

SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

Not a priority

Will definitely purchase

Other

Will Not PurchaseNo Budget At All

Weeding!

Discarding!

Overdues!

Exhaustion!

Tech-loving teens who suffer from book phobia

Vacationers stuck on the beach with nothing to read

Readers who can’t carry

the load

Kids too sick to come to the library

Book lovers who can’t see in the dark

Reading 2.0

http://readingtech.wikispaces.com/

Evolving Economics

In July 2010, ebooks outsold hardcovers on

Amazon for the first time

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For February 2011, e-Books ranked as the #1 format among all categories of Trade publishing (Adult

Hardcover, Adult Paperback, Adult Mass Market,

Children’s/Young Adult Hardcover, Children’s/Young

Adult Paperback).http://www.publishers.org/press/30/

SLJ’s 2011 Technology Survey

Not a priority

Will definitely purchase

Other

Will Not PurchaseNo Budget At All

Natural SelectionThe evolution of reading is happening now.

What steps can you take right now to ensure your library becomes one fit to

survive?

For more ideas about using technology to enhance reading, visit the

Reading 2.0 Wiki:http://readingtech.wikispaces.com/