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eBooks. Your whole library is in your pocket! This means you can read or study

anytime you have a few minutes free, such as waiting in line at a coffee shop.

The first automated reader, which was the precursor to the
modern eReader, was invented by a school teacher named

Angela Ruiz Robles in 1949 after she noticed her students
lugging heavy textbooks back and forth each day. She came

up with the idea of an automated reader that would be easier

for children to carry to school than multiple heavy books. This

invention operated by compressed air. While this invention
was not electronic, it was considered the precursor to the
modern electronic book.

Customisable

You can adjust the eBook setting for your reading preferences. Unlike print, you can
change the font size. Also, because most handheld devices are backlit, you do not

need to have an external light source to read an eBook. You can read in the dark or in
low-light situations anywhere, as long as your device is charged. This allows you to

read an eBook in many more instances than you can traditional print books.

However, sharing is caring, and as a thought leader this is one of

the fundamentals of practice. This book is released with a creative
commons licence, which means that you can share. Please adhere

to the terms and conditions of the copyright. The legal code can be
found here.

You can publish an eBook for free using services such as

Kindle Direct Publishing or Smashwords. This could be one
of the ways you establish yourself as a thought leader or

respond to a demand for more of your thoughts from your

followers.

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