Her name is Adora. She has been published in multiple languages in multiple countries around the world. She can type 80-90 words per minute. She has three blogs, and she covers current events and doubles as an illustrator. She hangs out online blogging, facebooking, and currently is not openly on twitter ( but I bet you can find her if you look ).

She is also 8 years old. Currently she is being called a prodigy, an outlier. Someone far from the norm. But if you ask me the only shocking thing I see here is that she types twice as fast as I do, and she has been published by traditional publishing companies. Yes she is a mature 8 year old, yes she has mad skills, but she is also a shining example of why Sharing Books focuses on digital content, not paper.

She is a kid, and she is massively connected to online culture. She is the coming generation of media consumers who participate in what Clay Shirkey and cognitive surplus devotees call the 'media triathlon'. People who no longer just consume media, but they produce and find/share that media. This drive to produce/find and share/consume media is at the heart of big media sites like Digg, YouTube, and Blogger. And it is the heart of Sharing Books.

How many other 8 year old kids are out there wanting to publish their books? Wanting to produce and share their ideas, stories, and content? How many 9 year olds. How many teens, adults, parents and grand parents. These people are ignored by the traditional publishers, and they can find a home here on Sharing Books.

Check out the video of Adora, it is fascinating and a sign of the coming times.