自从约翰·谷登堡在15世纪发明了印刷机以来,书籍一直都没发生什么大的变化。当然,制作书籍的方法是复杂多了。但是到头来每本书籍还是一种按顺序排列的、静态的媒体。这种制作方式是专为小说而设计的。人们可将一个故事从头读到尾。然而,对于任何一本包含有索引的书籍或者文件(包括各种各样的参考书、百科全书、指南、手册以及教科书)来讲,这种书页是有其局限性的。未来的几年中,学院教科书的书页将开始转换成 Since John Gutenberg invented the press in the 15th century, books haven’t changed much. Of course, the method of making books is much more complicated. But in the end, each book is still an orderly, static medium. This production method is designed for novels. People can read a story from beginning to end. However, for any book or document that contains an index (including a variety of reference books, encyclopedias, guides, manuals, and textbooks), this type of book has its limitations. In the coming years, the pages of college textbooks will begin to translate into