Over the last decade, a quiet revolution has developed an extensive library of "digital" or "electronic" books. While there are still significant gaps, a substantial body of "Western" thought is available as downloadable or online books. Most significant writers, from Plato to Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Proust, or John Le Carre, are accessible on the Internet. Subjects range from the highly scholarly to the contemporary and popular - especially as more commercial publishers discover the virtues of "online" distribution.