The 3,500 e-books on a tablet weigh only a billionth of a billionth of a gram, while 3,500 printed books weigh about two tons. (Ray, 2011) Nowadays, 40% of Americans read online or e-books, rather than reading printed books. In July 2010, Amazon announced that e-books had outsold printed books that year. (Digital Book World, 2012) Tablets and textbooks share some similarities, but differ in other aspects. First of all, textbooks and tablets are similar in content, but there are some differences. Both have excellent information that is educational. Tablets have helped students score higher on exams. (Maragioglio, 2012) However, tablets and textbooks are dissimilar in some ways. Some textbooks may not be sold or available on tablets. (Book Industry Study Group, 2012) Additionally, they are similar in that they both provide all the information context a student will recognize. Industries, companies and market are trying to release tablets for primary and secondary school students instead of using textbooks. (Owen, 2012) However, their characteristics are dissimilar...