Can The iPad Lead To A National Digital Library System

TeleRead founder David Rothman has an interesting essay on the iPad and the future of learning, on The Atlantic’s website this week. In the piece, he argues that if the national government invests in tablet readers for schools and libraries, along with a digitized library system, our country could drive readership and save money in the long term.

Rothman argues that the excitement around the iPad could spawn interest in reading. “…Think of the iPad and similar devices as one way to help spark a greater interest in books and other long texts that encourage sustained thought.

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