The Royal Library of Alexandria was the largest and the most significant library of the ancient world.
Yet, Kindle enables you to carry all the books from the Royal Library, in your hands.
Sure, you can locate information very easily much better than the physical. …annotate and share these annotations with your social network using Diigo.
But the biggest time spent in reading a book is… in comprehension.
The process of understanding is about, how well you transform the string of words into a model.
Sure, the author has a big part to play…. in chiseling your understanding.
The Author is however bounded by the fact, that he needs to cater to different kinds of readers and yet she has to write exactly one string of words, for all.
This need not be the case. The author can generate different string of words which resonate with different kinds of readers.
…and the e-reader can detect your comprehension and adapt the book, detailing parts that you need explanation and skipping those, that you already understood.
Technology brought the friends virtually to your home, enabled you to record without ever venturing to a Studio and read from your couch, without going to the library.
But this serving-role of technology, is short-lived.
Technology, who was your slave, swiftly assumed the role of the Master, where you became the gadget.
But, the next phase is even more exciting, it is marching towards the invisible…. to quantify your life, including your social life and to create a book that adapts based on your comprehension.
…and then Technology would truly be your slave.
