That being said, ebooks – unlike much of the new world of digital media – remain fairly costly. ‘I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth! How funny it’ll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward! The Antipathies, I think-’ (she was rather glad there WAS no one listening, this time, as it didn’t sound at all the right word) ‘-but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know.Our devices have become a central point for productivity and entertainment, and while physical books haven’t quite gone the way of the compact disc, these day many look to ebooks to consume literature without having to lug around a paperback everywhere they go. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think-’ (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom, and though this was not a VERY good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) ‘-yes, that’s about the right distance-but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I’ve got to?’ (Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.) ‘I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Would the fall never come to an end! ‘I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?’ she said aloud.
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