Another milestone in IT.
In a recent news, Amazon said sale of digital books have outstripped US sales of hardbacks on its website for the first time. Amazon claims to have sold 143 digital books for its e-reader, the Kindle, for every 100 hardback books over the past three months. The pace of change is also accelerating. Amazon said that in the most recent four weeks, the rate reached 180 ebooks for every 100 hardbacks sold. Five authors including Steig Larsson, the writer of Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, and Stephenie Meyer, who penned the Twilight series, each selling more than 500,000 digital books.
It seems to me that the growth of ebooks is gradually damaging sales of physical books.....
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Online passport renewal
Another milestone for IT development in Malaysia.
The Home Ministry is considering an online passport renewal facility to make it easier for Malaysians to renew their passports. This is a positive step as if the move is implemented, people no longer need to queue at Immigration Department service counters. The online system will save time and money and enable the Immigration offices to save cost and manpower.
Let us hope that this move will materialize soon. Kudos to the Home Ministry.
The Home Ministry is considering an online passport renewal facility to make it easier for Malaysians to renew their passports. This is a positive step as if the move is implemented, people no longer need to queue at Immigration Department service counters. The online system will save time and money and enable the Immigration offices to save cost and manpower.
Let us hope that this move will materialize soon. Kudos to the Home Ministry.
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