As the globe moves more and more online, the internet is becoming a more important tool of mass communication. The use of eBooks is becoming increasingly popular, and it has become a widely available commodity, even more so than print media. According to the New York Times, Amazon.com, one of the nation’s major retailers, claimed that sales of books for its e-reader, the Kindle, topped sales of hardcover books. Amazon.com is one of the nation’s largest booksellers.