Over the years reading has changed unprecedently. The good old way of treasuring books, and opening leisurely and read the lines, paragraphs and pages inspired us, moved us fading gradually. It's not confined to individuals and homes only. Best of the universities of the world, which boast a world class libraries are subjected to this change too. The very notion of learning, seeking information and gaining knowledge has changed unbelievably. This generation people might not able to understand this fully as they are of transition times but old times are definitely feel the difference. Now it's all about reading books online from various electronic devices. Even University education has become changed a lot. Without accessing to a Laptop, PC or some other e-Reader, it's difficult to do the basic necessary reading.

The reason behind all these changes is the emergence of digital Book, the electronic counterpart of printed book. The digital form of publication including the books changed the way we knowledge is transmitted from generation to generation. Learning has become widely prevalent as Books, the source for knowledge, wisdom and enlightenment have been freed from the clutches of few. The accessibility to these sources has been broadened. Hundreds of thousands of books avail on the internet for free. Various sources have been hosting these books including Google Books. Most of the libraries have digitalized their treasure collection of books. Books of different Disciplines like; pure sciences, Social sciences and humanities are avail on line these days. Besides, most of the new research and development related books are quickly avail. The scholarly articles and various new perspectives and presentations, which are the leading lights in broadening and expanding the subject, are available digitally too.

The last couple of decades experienced this change. The Digital Book change made every one with a device a moving library. Every electronic device it may be PC, Laptop or a Tab or simple an e-Reader is a potential library, as big as that of well established university's. Books have their own charm, which can't be replaced yet this new phenomenon has taken everyone by surprise. The scope to integrate various other rich media into these e-Books gives a distinct advantage to attract readers. Of course it has its own disadvantages too. These attraction might diverse the attention of the reader never allowing him to stay focused. The reliability of books, less maintainance costs, even more less storage space required made the world to adopt to this form of books quickly. The easy and quick accessibility from anywhere and everywhere with little efforts, provided have access to an electronic device is the other advantage.