I don’t even have to go to a book store anymore to buy the latest novel published. At the press of a button on my computer or NOOK, I have the entire publication at my fingertips no matter where I am. It’s amazing how text has evolved over time, as pointed out in “10 Reading Revolutions Before E-Books.”

“Outside of scholarly circles, the top candidate is usually the better-known Print Revolution, usually associated with Johannes Gutenberg, who helped introduce movable type to Europe.”

That’s where it all began for modern print back in 1440. The rapid development is startling. I neglect to even mention such revolutionary text as The Huffington Post, one of the most successful online newspapers, and one of my favorites to catch up with.

But there are days when I yearn for the smell of a new book, the feel of the crisp paper beneath my fingertips. Am I the only person who enjoys the convenience of the e-books and e-readers, but find it more comforting to have the tangible text in my hand? My NOOK allows me to subscribe to newspapers across the country, but every day I still pick up a DA on my way to class.

Additionally, I know some of us had some problems with one of the in-class projects where we cut and pasted from an e-book into word and some of the text didn’t transfer.

“The development and expansion of computing, too, introduced a few powerful wrinkles, like the conversion of alphanumeric text to binary languages, text written to be “read” by computers rather than humans, and greatly increasing the amount of reading and writing we perform on screens.”

Not only have we cut out the tangible, but we’ve added an extra variable with computing.