From Plato to Michael Hart: The Long Journey of E-books

Abstract

Genesis of e-books and the connected social implications have a long bearing on the dissemination ofknowledge. The strides in information technology have ushered in new content formats and reading devices.An e-book is superior to a c-book in terms of storage, delivery and accessibility. E-books have tremendousimplications on libraries, library users and publishers. Around the world, there have been initiatives towardsthe ultimate goal of enhancing public access to all recorded knowledge. Internet apart from facilitating selfpublication of e-books, democratising access to knowledge and doing social good especially for developingcountries by improving literacy, and education.

doi: 10.14429/djlit.32.2.1592