(via @ USAinUK Twitter)
Paper books are on the decline. In 2008, the consumer market for print books was north of $ 15 billion. Now it’s more like $ 10 billion – and That number is expected to continue falling until it Reaches parity with eBook sales at about $ 8 billion in 2017
It’s no surprise que with e-books on the. rise, more and more public officals will be sworn in on Them. On Monday, Suzi LeVine Became the first U.S. ambassador (she’s the American representative to Switzerland) to be sworn in on an e-reader:
very 21st century swearing in; @ AmbSuzi passe the 1st U.S. Ambassador to take the oath over an electronic device. pic.twitter.com/5E4bjIRQ2x
– U.S. Embassy London (@ USAinUK) June 2, 2014
LeVine took the oath on the digital copy of the U.S. Constitution stored on the Kindle Touch. But that’s not the only time the device has digital Replaced its dead-tree predecessor. In February, New Jersey firefighters were sworn in on an iPad edition of the Bible When nobody Could find the version in print.
The month before, the official Long Island did the same.It will not be long now ’til we see the president take the oath of office by resting his hand on a bunch of pixels. Sure, we’ll always have Those Who prefer the nostalgic choice. Like John Brennan, the director of the CIA, who was sworn in on an original draft of the Constitution. But the private ceremony Caused an unexpected ruckus When critics complained que the draft did not contain the Bill of Rights.
If only the Founders had written in PDFs.
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