b'EnglishIve owned a Kindle since 2007 when they were first released. But I also own books. How is this possible?E-readers and paper books are both valuable resources, opening the wonderful world of reading to as many people in as many different formats as possible. With a Kindle, you have the world in your pocket and a new purchase there at the touch of a button; but then again, there is no substitute for the sensory experience of opening a new tome for the first time and breathing in its stories.Driving the There is such an innate human desire to see arguments HI-TECHas solely binary that the paper v electronic book debate seems to have a zero-sum game in sight. As HIGHWAY weve discovered in the intervening years, both canand shouldpeaceably co-exist.through the curriculum Books are back, Simon Jenkins crowed in his 2016 Guardian article.The internet and so many tech tools have becomeNo, Simon. Youre indispensable in the classroom to aid teaching and promotewrong. Kindles are here learning. Heads of Department at Handsworth Grammartoo. And books never School describe one particular resource or innovation, modernwent away.or historic, which has inspired them in their subject area. Mrs AtkinsonHistoryBefore this invention all writing had to be done by hand. Although a noble endeavour for many, this was a slow and archaic process which meant that ideas could effectively be owned, reflecting the nature of an aristocratic and exclusive society. Now texts could be reproduced in large numbers. The mechanisation of the transfer of ink to paper meant that a type of assembly line followed where books were copied quickly, and mass produced at very low cost. This went on to cultivate momentous events like the Protestant Reformation, the Renaissance and the scientific Enlightenment as well as the Industrial Revolution. With the easy spread of ideas, individuals became more informed, ambitious and successful. The old world gave birth to the newthis was a change to be felt forever, with daring individuals now beginning to question and look for themselves. It was the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany in 1439 and William Caxton in England in 1476, which led this revolution. From playwrights like Shakespeare to Protestant Reformers like Martin Luther, the printing press allowed them to reach people far and wide. But it was not just for the well-known that the press heralded a new era; in the words of JFK: And so it is to the printing pressto the recorder of mans deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his newsthat we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.Mr Mohammed11'