Can a School Library Be Replaced by E-Readers? Apparently, it Ca...

Courtesy Mashable!  Sat, 09/05/2009 - 07:55

booksYou could say that it’s not a “real” library any more.

Or you could say that the smell, look and feel of real books cannot be replaced by e-readers. But the administrators of Cushing Academy, a prep school near Boston, have done exactly that .

Instead of the 20,000 books the school currently has, the students of Cushing Academy will have 18 e-readers at their disposal.

The learning centre – the replacement for what was...


 

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