I have been
writing and publishing The Weekly Commentary almost 7 years.  Occasionally I look back in the early issues
to reminisce.  I happened across my “Personal
Notes” from 6 years ago:

“Santa Was Good to Me – I Received the Gift
at the Top of My Christmas Wish List. 
It’s called a “Kindle” – a new
electronic device that will eventually replace all books. “

I recall a number
of readers questioned me back then on my seemingly outlandish remarks about the
eventual obsolescence of books since the Kindle (the first of the high quality
electronic reading devices) had just come onto the marketplace.  But, that no longer appears to be so
incredible.  In the not too distant
future, school children will not be learning from books.  Instead students will learn from his or her
iPad, Note, Slate or whatever it will be called – but it will be electronic and
not paper.  It is no longer such a
struggle to imagine that.