If you attempt to stand still in a busy crowd, you will eventually be pushed over or will be compelled to move with the throng.

As consumers and readers, we are becoming increasingly demanding. I remember the days before my iphone and I became best pals, those wasted evenings walking up and down Upper Street trying desperately to find the bar that my friends were adamant “I couldn’t miss...”, or more importantly forgetting my book on that long and dark train journey to Edinburgh and having to settle with a copy of Heat magazine... there really is an app for everything. Being able to navigate, keep up to date and purchase and read books at any time of the day whilst on the move is, for me, such an exciting reality that now I can really not live without.

However, even I was dubious about the quality of reading experience you would get from a small screen, but I can honestly say that having recently read the latest Jo Nesbo title through the kindle app on my iphone on my commute to work, I am a complete convert. The portability and ease of it all, being able to reach into my handbag for my dinky reading device, holding it and turning pages quite happily with only one hand, instantly finding my place in the book, all amounted to a thoroughly unexpected and pleasant experience. That’s obviously not to say that I am never going to read a paper book again – my flat is full of them, but what e-books offer is the opportunity for the reader to choose the format which best suits their reading environment, at any given time. At home, I would naturally reach for a paperback or hardback but on the tube I am now more comfortable with an e-reader.

And the growing number of titles available as e-books makes them even more appealing. I, for one,  will definitely be loading up all the Graham Greene e-book collection onto my Kindle when they launch next month – to be able to give new life to these well-loved classics is an amazing joy and the idea that they have a new relevance in the digital world is fantastic.

Despite possible misconceptions, e-books are accessible to people of all ages and technical abilities. Don’t be put off by the elusive “e”. If you’ve managed to grapple with the complexities of ebay then buying an e-book will be an absolute doddle. The purchasing process is exactly the same as buying a physical book from an internet bookseller ie. Waterstones.com or Amazon.co.uk. The only difference being there is no shipping fee and you can be reading your e-book within 60 seconds of pressing “buy”! (particularly welcome at 4am when your neighbour just won’t turn his music down!!)

We are only at the first chapter of the digital book revolution and we can’t wait to see how the story unfurls! One thing we know for sure, standing still is not an option.