Levin took the oath on a digital copy of the US Constitution

Paper books are in decline. In 2008, the market for printed books was about $ 15 billion ... Now it’s more like $ 10 billion - and this number is projected to continue decreasing until it reaches the sales level of an e-book of about $ 8 billion in 2017.



Not surprisingly, with the increasing popularity of e-books, more and more government officials will take an oath on them.

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On Monday, Suzy Levine became the first US ambassador (she is the American representative in Switzerland), who took the oath on an e-book.



Levin took the oath on a digital copy of the US Constitution, as stored in the Kindle Touch e-book. But this is not the only case when a digital device has replaced its predecessor. In February, the New Jersey firefighters took the oath of the Bible edition on the iPad, as no one could find a print version.



A month earlier, a Long Island government official did the same







This can not last long, but for now we see that the president takes the oath, putting his hand on a bunch of pixels. Of course, we will always have those who prefer the nostalgic choice. Such as John Brennan, the director of the CIA, who took the oath on the original draft Constitution. But the private ceremony caused an unexpected uproar when critics complained that the draft did not contain the Bill of Rights ( approx . The first ten amendments to the US Constitution guaranteeing the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens in their relations with state authorities; ratified by the necessary majority of states December 15, 1791 .).



If only the founders wrote in pdf format.