While many libraries are offering ePub versions of books that can be checked out online, this still requires the extra steps of having a library membership for that particular library and being familiar with their checkout methods. While this may seem simple to the tech-savvy among us, nobody can argue that a tap-and-select app is a more efficient and desirable model.

5. Streaming Model May Bring Down Price Points

One of the most common complaints about e-books is that they cost just as much as or marginally less than their printed counterparts, in spite of the hugely decreased cost of production. This is something that publishers have been trying to protect against.

Amazon could get around publisher trepidation by offering books for rent by the day, week, or month, and . While rights for the content would have to be negotiated separately, this new method of generating revenue from older content could only be enticing for most publishers and authors.

6. Improves the Quality of Rural and Third-World Education