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Nowadays digital technology makes dramatic changes in life style. Man can see the shift from analog media to digital media. Hypertext literature consists of text sections that can be rearranged by a reader. Since any section is linked to others, the reader can choose many routes through same work. The hypertext seems to destroy traditional plot―based narratives by letting readers participate in creating their own writing. The purpose of this paper is to explain the reality of hypertext literature education, and then to study prospect of the education. Digital Gubo 2001 is the first hypertext fiction in Korea; Readers can follow the story along whatever they choose. But the new fiction fails in obtaining popularity from readers. FanPoem is a hypertext poem in Korea. FanPoem is designed to look into how the stature of poets and readers have changed in the digital literature environment. On FanPoem program, readers can become poets by clicking on a phrase, and then by writing their own poem. In the age of digital media, paper book is not the only literary text. The limit of literature has been expanded to include nonlinearity, interactivity and visual language. Hypertext literature has the position as a new reading to popularize a literary appreciation. I hope students enjoy reading hypertext with delight.