There will be no more translations of print textbooks. Intelligent agents, software search engines, can locate and sort knowledge, and then automatically bring it to the electronic book for consideration. This is the machine equivalent of the college researcher who never eats, sleeps or takes a break. This is a new paradigm for the peer review process. Now peer review is thrown open to everyone, and it is on-going, never ending.
Electronic books are alive.
They grow over time, becoming more comprehensive and sophisticated as months pass. They are also interactive allowing on-going discussion and debate about controversial issues. Electronic books have hyperlinks. Topics can be probed in greater detail. Lesson plans can be accessed at a deeper level so that the book becomes a core curriculum.