Springer - a major science/tech book publisher - recently announced that it will donate over $1 million worth of eBooks to universities in the New Orleans area. The donation is part of a growing effort to help restore the area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
This is not only a fantastic charitable act, but also a great example of how eBooks are transforming the publishing world. Although Springer specializes in science texts and resources, it will not be long before we begin to see eBooks catching on in other sectors. I’m certainly not suggesting that dusty books with *real* pages will ever disappear completely.
Check out the eBooks demonstration video at the Springer site.
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