In this time of the digital age, people have had to make a
lot of adjustments to a new digital culture. One of these adjustments is to how
people are reading and consuming content; it’s not just in print format
anymore. With today’s technologies, people can have access to lots of
information virtually anywhere, provided there is an internet connection. People read texts on their phones, computers,
tablets, and e-readers.
Ebooks are gaining more and more popularity. To adapt to
this change from a print culture to a digital culture, there needs to be a
greater understanding of how ebooks work and also how they are published. To
ease into this adaption, I suggest that universities start offering more
classes regarding how to publish ebooks.
Benefits to learning about ebooks will be of great use to
those who are interested in the future of the publishing business and those who
are interested in self-publishing. To start, people should get used to the idea
of using them. Some people are just not used to the technology quite yet.
Getting them used to the technology as it is now will prepare readers for the
future when books will be on a digital reader and when they will be more interactive,
such as infusing images, video, and audio with the text.
To be prepared for studying literature in the digital age,
we should know how to consume and create content in the form of ebooks. Despite
the resistance of a few traditional-styled people, this is where the technology
is going. People who are interested in publishing, commercial or self, should
especially be adapt to this new format, because it is still changing and has
the potential to change even more. So, as an editor who is excited about the
future of this technology, I propose that a class about ebooks, how to use them
and how to make them, should be an added class to the editing minor.
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