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The BOOKtm
A Major Technological Discovery
Get a load of this new tool........
Announcing the new Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge device (BOOK).
- The BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric
circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy
to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover!
- Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even sitting in an armchair
by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a
CD-ROM disc. Here's how it works...
- Each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper
(recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information.
These pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder,
which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque Paper Technology
(OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the
information density and cutting costs in half.
- Experts are divided on the prospects for further increases in information
density; for now books with more information simply use more pages. This
makes them thicker and harder to carry, and has drawn some criticism from the
mobile computing crowd.
- Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your
brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. The BOOK may be
taken up at any time and used by merely opening it. The BOOK never crashes
and never needs re-booting, though like other display devices it can become
unusable if dropped overboard.
- The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move
forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which
pinpoints the exact location of any selected information for instant
retrieval.
- An optional "bookmark" accessory allows you to open the BOOK to the exact
place you left it in a previous session -- even if the BOOK has been closed.
Bookmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single BOOKMARK can be
used in BOOKS by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous bookmarkers
can be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous views at once.
Only the number of pages in the BOOK limits the number.
- You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with an optional
programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication
Language Stylus (Pencils).
Portable, durable, and affordable, the BOOK is being hailed as the
entertainment wave of the future. The BOOK's appeal seems so certain that
thousands of content creators have committed to the platform.
Look for a flood of new titles soon.
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