FROM PAPER BOOKS TO SMART BOOKS - A BREAKTHROUGH OF GREEN GAME CHANGERS

摘要

Conventional paper books till now are the most significant tools for modern knowledge societies. They collect, distribute and save old and new knowledge. The advantages of paper books are: Mastered technologies, abundant existence and material durability. The disadvantages of paper books are: Big mass (weight), limited mobility and high prize. Innovative smart books overcome these disadvantages. Smart books are books which can be manufactured, transferred, used and saved with smart computers in clouds. The functionalities of smart books are going far beyond the functionalities of paper books. Smart books are green game changers. Green is a synonym for sustainable qualitative growth with lower specific consumption of matter, energy, information, capital and labour. Aim of the paper is to give an overview about the attractive new functionalities of smart books and to explain their practical elaboration for small and medium sized enterprises and research institutions. Smart books are convenient, reliable and affordable.