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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
protective 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 rebooting, 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.
The number is limited only by the number of sheets in the BOOK.

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 educational and 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.