Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Sunday reading: The creator of the Kindle e-book revolution – GIGAmir

Here are some examples of how the diffusion of innovations. Since its first appearance in the U.S. refrigerators to the time when they have been used in more than half of U.S. households (this happened in 1940), passed in ’83. Toilets were invented later than refrigerators, but prior to the formation of the early majority took only 43 years. This trend continued to accelerate and subsequently against later inventions. Electrification of houses to the early majority phase of education was 22 years old, it took radio 19 years, television – 15 years, and the internet – just ten.

diffusion of innovations in the future will be even faster. This is not a mere statement, as every study of diffusion of innovation demonstrates the same dependence: acceleration over time. Perhaps this is the acceleration caused by an explosion of innovation, based on the following innovations are born. This acceleration can lead you into confusion if you do not have time for him. My grandmother still refuses to use email. Whenever she needed to send something important, it enjoys a fax.

When eBooks reached early majority phase? Under the most conservative calculations it will take ten years (the same amount needed for this stage of the internet), that is, in 2016 – ten years after Sony released the first reader in the United States. I think that this will happen even faster because I do not conservative and see how the diffusion of innovation is accelerating. But even if true conservative estimate that half of all people will be literate reader in 2016, and maybe the year before.

the transition to early majority of users increase from year to year is the most stable. My figures show that we are now it is in this phase – at least with regard to the readers of the United States. According to research by Simba Information in 2012, 24.5% of adults in the U.S. reported that reading e-books, and Internet Pew Research Center study that year revealed that 33% of the U.S. population has a reader or tablet. Now we are in a phase of rapid growth most revolutionaries down in the subway and walking the streets with readers. As founders and early supporters of the trend, they become visible to others who are beginning to copy their behavior. Promotes and content available only in electronic form. EBook revolution – this bloodless revolution that gradually captures the entire space of your imagination that can take you to any time and any place, when you are reading.

Nobody wrote songs of praise toilet or refrigerator. Nobody beat the bells in 1950, when television began flourishing, did not launch fireworks in 2001 when half of the population began to use the Internet. As far as I know, no eulogies mobile phones. But the invention of e-books – is another matter. It differs from all the others in that it has a direct bearing on the heights of the human spirit.

Revolution eBook aims ultimately to ideas, and we really – this is our idea. Our ideas are like music, flowing in the veins, like electrical discharges that do not allow the current day merge with the previous one. Revolution in reading has a major and noticeable impact on the population. The study Simba International says that the book “Fifty shades of gray”, originally published only in electronic form, has made a significant contribution to the growth of seven percent read e-books in the U.S. last year.

Modern Revolution differ mainly in small scale. Political revolutions of modernity follow the same trend rate increase that and innovation. Revolution conceived and committed faster than in the past. This is due to the fact that we always keep in touch with each other. We interconnected civilization, and this relationship is largely provided by electronic books than toilets and refrigerators. We are all revolutionaries, because connected with each other ideas and threads that permeate our civilization through the books we read and write.

It’s not just that we now have more access to books, that almost any book you can buy and then start reading. EBook revolution is well as we can convey ideas that are read in the books, the speed of light to people from around the world – thanks to the review of the book, with quotations posts to Facebook and Twitter, where you can share an interesting phrase from the book and our attitude to her. Wherever we are and whenever we have no such desire arose, we can discuss the book with people from all corners of the earth, as if the whole world for us – a book club, and author of the book – our best friend.

When I said that the Kindle was one of the two greatest inventions of the XXI century, I meant the idea of ​​Kindle – the idea of ​​a handheld reader, with which one could read e-books. I believe that since the first Kindle device other advanced significantly – improved key features and added new ones. But they all owe their existence to Kindle. In terms of reading iPad also obliged Kindle, as modern smartphones – simple rotary phones.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Sunday reading: The creator of the Kindle e-book revolution – GIGAmir

Here are some examples of how the diffusion of innovations. Since its first appearance in the U.S. refrigerators to the time when they have been used in more than half of U.S. households (this happened in 1940), passed in ’83. Toilets were invented later than refrigerators, but prior to the formation of the early majority took only 43 years. This trend continued to accelerate and subsequently against later inventions. Electrification of houses to the early majority phase of education was 22 years old, it took radio 19 years, television – 15 years, and the internet – just ten.

diffusion of innovations in the future will be even faster. This is not a mere statement, as every study of diffusion of innovation demonstrates the same dependence: acceleration over time. Perhaps this is the acceleration caused by an explosion of innovation, based on the following innovations are born. This acceleration can lead you into confusion if you do not have time for him. My grandmother still refuses to use email. Whenever she needed to send something important, it enjoys a fax.

When eBooks reached early majority phase? Under the most conservative calculations it will take ten years (the same amount needed for this stage of the internet), that is, in 2016 – ten years after Sony released the first reader in the United States. I think that this will happen even faster because I do not conservative and see how the diffusion of innovation is accelerating. But even if true conservative estimate that half of all people will be literate reader in 2016, and maybe the year before.

the transition to early majority of users increase from year to year is the most stable. My figures show that we are now it is in this phase – at least with regard to the readers of the United States. According to research by Simba Information in 2012, 24.5% of adults in the U.S. reported that reading e-books, and Internet Pew Research Center study that year revealed that 33% of the U.S. population has a reader or tablet. Now we are in a phase of rapid growth most revolutionaries down in the subway and walking the streets with readers. As founders and early supporters of the trend, they become visible to others who are beginning to copy their behavior. Promotes and content available only in electronic form. EBook revolution – this bloodless revolution that gradually captures the entire space of your imagination that can take you to any time and any place, when you are reading.

Nobody wrote songs of praise toilet or refrigerator. Nobody beat the bells in 1950, when television began flourishing, did not launch fireworks in 2001 when half of the population began to use the Internet. As far as I know, no eulogies mobile phones. But the invention of e-books – is another matter. It differs from all the others in that it has a direct bearing on the heights of the human spirit.

Revolution eBook aims ultimately to ideas, and we really – this is our idea. Our ideas are like music, flowing in the veins, like electrical discharges that do not allow the current day merge with the previous one. Revolution in reading has a major and noticeable impact on the population. The study Simba International says that the book “Fifty shades of gray”, originally published only in electronic form, has made a significant contribution to the growth of seven percent read e-books in the U.S. last year.

Modern Revolution differ mainly in small scale. Political revolutions of modernity follow the same trend rate increase that and innovation. Revolution conceived and committed faster than in the past. This is due to the fact that we always keep in touch with each other. We interconnected civilization, and this relationship is largely provided by electronic books than toilets and refrigerators. We are all revolutionaries, because connected with each other ideas and threads that permeate our civilization through the books we read and write.

It’s not just that we now have more access to books, that almost any book you can buy and then start reading. EBook revolution is well as we can convey ideas that are read in the books, the speed of light to people from around the world – thanks to the review of the book, with quotations posts to Facebook and Twitter, where you can share an interesting phrase from the book and our attitude to her. Wherever we are and whenever we have no such desire arose, we can discuss the book with people from all corners of the earth, as if the whole world for us – a book club, and author of the book – our best friend.

When I said that the Kindle was one of the two greatest inventions of the XXI century, I meant the idea of ​​Kindle – the idea of ​​a handheld reader, with which one could read e-books. I believe that since the first Kindle device other advanced significantly – improved key features and added new ones. But they all owe their existence to Kindle. In terms of reading iPad also obliged Kindle, as modern smartphones – simple rotary phones.

Sunday reading: The creator of the Kindle e-book revolution – GIGAmir

Here are some examples of how the diffusion of innovations. Since its first appearance in the U.S. refrigerators to the time when they have been used in more than half of U.S. households (this happened in 1940), passed in ’83. Toilets were invented later than refrigerators, but prior to the formation of the early majority took only 43 years. This trend continued to accelerate and subsequently against later inventions. Electrification of houses to the early majority phase of education was 22 years old, it took radio 19 years, television – 15 years, and the internet – just ten.

diffusion of innovations in the future will be even faster. This is not a mere statement, as every study of diffusion of innovation demonstrates the same dependence: acceleration over time. Perhaps this is the acceleration caused by an explosion of innovation, based on the following innovations are born. This acceleration can lead you into confusion if you do not have time for him. My grandmother still refuses to use email. Whenever she needed to send something important, it enjoys a fax.

When eBooks reached early majority phase? Under the most conservative calculations it will take ten years (the same amount needed for this stage of the internet), that is, in 2016 – ten years after Sony released the first reader in the United States. I think that this will happen even faster because I do not conservative and see how the diffusion of innovation is accelerating. But even if true conservative estimate that half of all people will be literate reader in 2016, and maybe the year before.

the transition to early majority of users increase from year to year is the most stable. My figures show that we are now it is in this phase – at least with regard to the readers of the United States. According to research by Simba Information in 2012, 24.5% of adults in the U.S. reported that reading e-books, and Internet Pew Research Center study that year revealed that 33% of the U.S. population has a reader or tablet. Now we are in a phase of rapid growth most revolutionaries down in the subway and walking the streets with readers. As founders and early supporters of the trend, they become visible to others who are beginning to copy their behavior. Promotes and content available only in electronic form. EBook revolution – this bloodless revolution that gradually captures the entire space of your imagination that can take you to any time and any place, when you are reading.

Nobody wrote songs of praise toilet or refrigerator. Nobody beat the bells in 1950, when television began flourishing, did not launch fireworks in 2001 when half of the population began to use the Internet. As far as I know, no eulogies mobile phones. But the invention of e-books – is another matter. It differs from all the others in that it has a direct bearing on the heights of the human spirit.

Revolution eBook aims ultimately to ideas, and we really – this is our idea. Our ideas are like music, flowing in the veins, like electrical discharges that do not allow the current day merge with the previous one. Revolution in reading has a major and noticeable impact on the population. The study Simba International says that the book “Fifty shades of gray”, originally published only in electronic form, has made a significant contribution to the growth of seven percent read e-books in the U.S. last year.

Modern Revolution differ mainly in small scale. Political revolutions of modernity follow the same trend rate increase that and innovation. Revolution conceived and committed faster than in the past. This is due to the fact that we always keep in touch with each other. We interconnected civilization, and this relationship is largely provided by electronic books than toilets and refrigerators. We are all revolutionaries, because connected with each other ideas and threads that permeate our civilization through the books we read and write.

It’s not just that we now have more access to books, that almost any book you can buy and then start reading. EBook revolution is well as we can convey ideas that are read in the books, the speed of light to people from around the world – thanks to the review of the book, with quotations posts to Facebook and Twitter, where you can share an interesting phrase from the book and our attitude to her. Wherever we are and whenever we have no such desire arose, we can discuss the book with people from all corners of the earth, as if the whole world for us – a book club, and author of the book – our best friend.

When I said that the Kindle was one of the two greatest inventions of the XXI century, I meant the idea of ​​Kindle – the idea of ​​a handheld reader, with which one could read e-books. I believe that since the first Kindle device other advanced significantly – improved key features and added new ones. But they all owe their existence to Kindle. In terms of reading iPad also obliged Kindle, as modern smartphones – simple rotary phones.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Sunday reading: The creator of the Kindle e-book revolution – GIGAmir

Here are some examples of how the diffusion of innovations. Since its first appearance in the U.S. refrigerators to the time when they have been used in more than half of U.S. households (this happened in 1940), passed in ’83. Toilets were invented later than refrigerators, but prior to the formation of the early majority took only 43 years. This trend continued to accelerate and subsequently against later inventions. Electrification of houses to the early majority phase of education was 22 years old, it took radio 19 years, television – 15 years, and the internet – just ten.

diffusion of innovations in the future will be even faster. This is not a mere statement, as every study of diffusion of innovation demonstrates the same dependence: acceleration over time. Perhaps this is the acceleration caused by an explosion of innovation, based on the following innovations are born. This acceleration can lead you into confusion if you do not have time for him. My grandmother still refuses to use email. Whenever she needed to send something important, it enjoys a fax.

When eBooks reached early majority phase? Under the most conservative calculations it will take ten years (the same amount needed for this stage of the internet), that is, in 2016 – ten years after Sony released the first reader in the United States. I think that this will happen even faster because I do not conservative and see how the diffusion of innovation is accelerating. But even if true conservative estimate that half of all people will be literate reader in 2016, and maybe the year before.

the transition to early majority of users increase from year to year is the most stable. My figures show that we are now it is in this phase – at least with regard to the readers of the United States. According to research by Simba Information in 2012, 24.5% of adults in the U.S. reported that reading e-books, and Internet Pew Research Center study that year revealed that 33% of the U.S. population has a reader or tablet. Now we are in a phase of rapid growth most revolutionaries down in the subway and walking the streets with readers. As founders and early supporters of the trend, they become visible to others who are beginning to copy their behavior. Promotes and content available only in electronic form. EBook revolution – this bloodless revolution that gradually captures the entire space of your imagination that can take you to any time and any place, when you are reading.

Nobody wrote songs of praise toilet or refrigerator. Nobody beat the bells in 1950, when television began flourishing, did not launch fireworks in 2001 when half of the population began to use the Internet. As far as I know, no eulogies mobile phones. But the invention of e-books – is another matter. It differs from all the others in that it has a direct bearing on the heights of the human spirit.

Revolution eBook aims ultimately to ideas, and we really – this is our idea. Our ideas are like music, flowing in the veins, like electrical discharges that do not allow the current day merge with the previous one. Revolution in reading has a major and noticeable impact on the population. The study Simba International says that the book “Fifty shades of gray”, originally published only in electronic form, has made a significant contribution to the growth of seven percent read e-books in the U.S. last year.

Modern Revolution differ mainly in small scale. Political revolutions of modernity follow the same trend rate increase that and innovation. Revolution conceived and committed faster than in the past. This is due to the fact that we always keep in touch with each other. We interconnected civilization, and this relationship is largely provided by electronic books than toilets and refrigerators. We are all revolutionaries, because connected with each other ideas and threads that permeate our civilization through the books we read and write.

It’s not just that we now have more access to books, that almost any book you can buy and then start reading. EBook revolution is well as we can convey ideas that are read in the books, the speed of light to people from around the world – thanks to the review of the book, with quotations posts to Facebook and Twitter, where you can share an interesting phrase from the book and our attitude to her. Wherever we are and whenever we have no such desire arose, we can discuss the book with people from all corners of the earth, as if the whole world for us – a book club, and author of the book – our best friend.

When I said that the Kindle was one of the two greatest inventions of the XXI century, I meant the idea of ​​Kindle – the idea of ​​a handheld reader, with which one could read e-books. I believe that since the first Kindle device other advanced significantly – improved key features and added new ones. But they all owe their existence to Kindle. In terms of reading iPad also obliged Kindle, as modern smartphones – simple rotary phones.

Three Shell Case for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite – Mobile-review

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idea of ​​the article was born quite simply, I wanted to order a branded cover, went to Amazon.com, and then it started … So, in the end I bought three cover, which will be discussed in this material.

Before describing the covers I note that Paperwhite 2012/2013 are identical in size (a few grams difference omit, it does not matter), so today covers all considered suitable for both generations Kindle Paperwhite .

Contents:

  1. Оригинальный Case-cover
  2. Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
  3. Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
  4. Заключение


Original Case-cover

Personally, I’m of the opinion that the original accessories are best suited devices and are the most reliable. It is this assumption was an argument in favor of buying the original cover.

main material outer cover – leather (at least, so say on the official website). From the standpoint of practicality to it no claim: in book cover is comfortable to hold, and the cover can be easily cleaned of any debris.

Original case-cover  Original case-cover  Original case-cover

The inside of the cover is finished with a microfiber (if we are talking about fitting parts), and the “bath”, which set the book itself is made of rubberized plastic. Book sits snugly in a case, no backlash.

Original case-cover  Original case-cover

We cover has a magnetic latch, thanks to her case was not disclosed in the bag, as an optional feature latches – turn off the screen when it is closed and the switch when opening . It is very convenient to quickly get used to this functionality.

Original case-cover  Original case-cover

worth noting that in the company’s Kindle looks really cool cover.

Online available seven different colors: pink , honey, dark blue, black, red-orange, purple and light brown. In my opinion, would not prevent another lime and blue, but what is not, that is not.

cover can buy on Amazon.com for $ 35 or from our dealers for 2000 rubles. Given the dollar and pay for the services of intermediaries, I think it will be easier to get a cover we have savings of 300-400 rubles is not worth the time to wait.

  • Ссылка to cover at Amazon.com

Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

have the original cover from Amazon has two minuses – high cost and limited number of colors. But its counterpart from Moko deprived of both shortcomings, which is why I drew attention to their covers.

Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Right – the original cover, the left – a variant of Moko

Case Externally very similar to its original counterpart, differing only in color. In my arms was a light blue version, only 12 colors available.

Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Unlike the original cover, the option of Moko made of polyurethane (artificial leather). The advantage of such solutions in reducing prices and the opportunity to make almost any coloring cover. Minus – in the hands of Case felt cheaper as me this stuff seemed less durable.

Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

rear of the cover has a white plastic bezel, the rest of the back covers the same polyurethane.

Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

The inside of the cover is made of microfiber.

 Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Like the original cover , Moko has the ability to turn on / off the screen when opening / closing the lid. Also present and a magnetic latch. By the way, open this cover is heavier than the original cover from Amazon.

Moko Slim Shell Cover for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Of course, the main plus point of this case – the price. At the same Amazon.com it sells for $ 12-15. In Russian online stores I have not seen such a cover, but like, a copy of the original accessory stand with us for 1000 rubles.

  • Ссылка to cover at Amazon.com

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

During one of the flights I was confronted with the fact that keep a long time in the hands of a book is not always convenient, and before the next trip, decided to look myself cover-stand. Model of Moko I liked immediately – inexpensive, with a magnetic latch, all slots are open.

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

main material used – polyurethane, it is made of a large part of the cover. And although the name of the material is the same as in the previous cover, tactile it differs from the previous model. Touch cover is more like a kind of smooth plastic, rather than artificial skin.

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

format cover – vertical flip. To open the cover, you need to fold the cover back. By the way, the cover has two magnetic latches, thanks to them the book turned on / off by opening / closing the cover, as it allows the lid to not hang out in the closed state.

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

In the open position, you can lock the cover in one of three positions with different angles of inclination.

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

K word format is a universal stand, if you want to book in a case, you can set something else if there are no other options.

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

cover itself is pretty massive, he significantly increases the size of the book, as distinct from the first two models. However, it functions and more.

Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  Moko Vertical Flip for Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

Case sold on Amazon.com for $ 13. In my opinion, Moko Vertical Flip is for those who often reads on long journeys (in flight or on the train, where there is a folding table), but for everyday reading on the subway, he is not very comfortable.

  • Ссылка to cover at Amazon.com

Conclusion

models from Moko you can only purchase on Amazon.com through intermediaries (or banderolku Shipito), the original cover is sold and our dealers. Frankly, I do not know how you, dear readers, it is interesting to read about the accessories, officially unavailable in Russia, so I ask you to speak in the comments.

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Sunday reading: The creator of the Kindle e-book revolution – GIGAmir

Here are some examples of how the diffusion of innovations. Since its first appearance in the U.S. refrigerators to the time when they have been used in more than half of U.S. households (this happened in 1940), passed in ’83. Toilets were invented later than refrigerators, but prior to the formation of the early majority took only 43 years. This trend continued to accelerate and subsequently against later inventions. Electrification of houses to the early majority phase of education was 22 years old, it took radio 19 years, television – 15 years, and the internet – just ten.

diffusion of innovations in the future will be even faster. This is not a mere statement, as every study of diffusion of innovation demonstrates the same dependence: acceleration over time. Perhaps this is the acceleration caused by an explosion of innovation, based on the following innovations are born. This acceleration can lead you into confusion if you do not have time for him. My grandmother still refuses to use email. Whenever she needed to send something important, it enjoys a fax.

When eBooks reached early majority phase? Under the most conservative calculations it will take ten years (the same amount needed for this stage of the internet), that is, in 2016 – ten years after Sony released the first reader in the United States. I think that this will happen even faster because I do not conservative and see how the diffusion of innovation is accelerating. But even if true conservative estimate that half of all people will be literate reader in 2016, and maybe the year before.

the transition to early majority of users increase from year to year is the most stable. My figures show that we are now it is in this phase – at least with regard to the readers of the United States. According to research by Simba Information in 2012, 24.5% of adults in the U.S. reported that reading e-books, and Internet Pew Research Center study that year revealed that 33% of the U.S. population has a reader or tablet. Now we are in a phase of rapid growth most revolutionaries down in the subway and walking the streets with readers. As founders and early supporters of the trend, they become visible to others who are beginning to copy their behavior. Promotes and content available only in electronic form. EBook revolution – this bloodless revolution that gradually captures the entire space of your imagination that can take you to any time and any place, when you are reading.

Nobody wrote songs of praise toilet or refrigerator. Nobody beat the bells in 1950, when television began flourishing, did not launch fireworks in 2001 when half of the population began to use the Internet. As far as I know, no eulogies mobile phones. But the invention of e-books – is another matter. It differs from all the others in that it has a direct bearing on the heights of the human spirit.

Revolution eBook aims ultimately to ideas, and we really – this is our idea. Our ideas are like music, flowing in the veins, like electrical discharges that do not allow the current day merge with the previous one. Revolution in reading has a major and noticeable impact on the population. The study Simba International says that the book “Fifty shades of gray”, originally published only in electronic form, has made a significant contribution to the growth of seven percent read e-books in the U.S. last year.

Modern Revolution differ mainly in small scale. Political revolutions of modernity follow the same trend rate increase that and innovation. Revolution conceived and committed faster than in the past. This is due to the fact that we always keep in touch with each other. We interconnected civilization, and this relationship is largely provided by electronic books than toilets and refrigerators. We are all revolutionaries, because connected with each other ideas and threads that permeate our civilization through the books we read and write.

It’s not just that we now have more access to books, that almost any book you can buy and then start reading. EBook revolution is well as we can convey ideas that are read in the books, the speed of light to people from around the world – thanks to the review of the book, with quotations posts to Facebook and Twitter, where you can share an interesting phrase from the book and our attitude to her. Wherever we are and whenever we have no such desire arose, we can discuss the book with people from all corners of the earth, as if the whole world for us – a book club, and author of the book – our best friend.

When I said that the Kindle was one of the two greatest inventions of the XXI century, I meant the idea of ​​Kindle – the idea of ​​a handheld reader, with which one could read e-books. I believe that since the first Kindle device other advanced significantly – improved key features and added new ones. But they all owe their existence to Kindle. In terms of reading iPad also obliged Kindle, as modern smartphones – simple rotary phones.

Sunday reading: The creator of the Kindle e-book revolution – GIGAmir

Here are some examples of how the diffusion of innovations. Since its first appearance in the U.S. refrigerators to the time when they have been used in more than half of U.S. households (this happened in 1940), passed in ’83. Toilets were invented later than refrigerators, but prior to the formation of the early majority took only 43 years. This trend continued to accelerate and subsequently against later inventions. Electrification of houses to the early majority phase of education was 22 years old, it took radio 19 years, television – 15 years, and the internet – just ten.

diffusion of innovations in the future will be even faster. This is not a mere statement, as every study of diffusion of innovation demonstrates the same dependence: acceleration over time. Perhaps this is the acceleration caused by an explosion of innovation, based on the following innovations are born. This acceleration can lead you into confusion if you do not have time for him. My grandmother still refuses to use email. Whenever she needed to send something important, it enjoys a fax.

When eBooks reached early majority phase? Under the most conservative calculations it will take ten years (the same amount needed for this stage of the internet), that is, in 2016 – ten years after Sony released the first reader in the United States. I think that this will happen even faster because I do not conservative and see how the diffusion of innovation is accelerating. But even if true conservative estimate that half of all people will be literate reader in 2016, and maybe the year before.

the transition to early majority of users increase from year to year is the most stable. My figures show that we are now it is in this phase – at least with regard to the readers of the United States. According to research by Simba Information in 2012, 24.5% of adults in the U.S. reported that reading e-books, and Internet Pew Research Center study that year revealed that 33% of the U.S. population has a reader or tablet. Now we are in a phase of rapid growth most revolutionaries down in the subway and walking the streets with readers. As founders and early supporters of the trend, they become visible to others who are beginning to copy their behavior. Promotes and content available only in electronic form. EBook revolution – this bloodless revolution that gradually captures the entire space of your imagination that can take you to any time and any place, when you are reading.

Nobody wrote songs of praise toilet or refrigerator. Nobody beat the bells in 1950, when television began flourishing, did not launch fireworks in 2001 when half of the population began to use the Internet. As far as I know, no eulogies mobile phones. But the invention of e-books – is another matter. It differs from all the others in that it has a direct bearing on the heights of the human spirit.

Revolution eBook aims ultimately to ideas, and we really – this is our idea. Our ideas are like music, flowing in the veins, like electrical discharges that do not allow the current day merge with the previous one. Revolution in reading has a major and a noticeable impact on the population. The study Simba International says that the book “Fifty shades of gray”, originally published only in electronic form, has made a significant contribution to the growth of seven percent read e-books in the U.S. last year.

Modern Revolution differ mainly in small scale. Political revolutions of modernity follow the same trend rate increase that and innovation. Revolution conceived and committed faster than in the past. This is due to the fact that we always keep in touch with each other. We interconnected civilization, and this relationship is largely provided by electronic books than toilets and refrigerators. We are all revolutionaries, because connected with each other ideas and threads that permeate our civilization through the books we read and write.

It’s not just that we now have more access to books, that almost any book you can buy and then start reading. EBook revolution is well as we can convey ideas that are read in the books, the speed of light to people from around the world – thanks to the review of the book, with quotations posts to Facebook and Twitter, where you can share an interesting phrase from the book and our attitude to her. Wherever we are and whenever we have no such desire arose, we can discuss the book with people from all corners of the earth, as if the whole world for us – a book club, and author of the book – our best friend.

When I said that the Kindle was one of the two greatest inventions of the XXI century, I meant the idea of ​​Kindle – the idea of ​​a handheld reader, with which one could read e-books. I believe that since the first Kindle device other advanced significantly – improved key features and added new ones. But they all owe their existence to Kindle. In terms of reading iPad also obliged Kindle, as modern smartphones – simple rotary phones.