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Books in a digital world, and when will books be obsolete?

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storytellersjem:
Until e-books are comparable in price to hardcovers and paperbacks, I don't think it will have a huge impact. I know of a small number of people who read on Ipods because they're techno geeks (i.e. I live in the Calif Bay Area).

That said, e publishing copyright laws will be the next thing which also means potentially more money for authors as I suspect the residual income will vary from publisher to publisher as it's a new thing.

SJEM

Athanasia:
A possibly very geeky idea here... someone mentioned future technologies :) I'm thinking VR, beyong the stage where one would need a special room, enormous equipment and lots of cables.

All it would take would be a pair of gloves and glasses. You enter the VR library, browse among books - feeling them in your hands - pick up one and read. Some trick can probably avoid the eye getting tired from focusing too close all the time.

I've read a couple articles about special glasses used in conjonction with a portable phone, so it isn't too far fetched and would solve both questions - comfy reading support, and keeping the "feel" of the book as an object.

Athanasia

The Corvidian:
I don't think that the printed word will ever go out of style, I just think that someday, you'll go to the bookstore, and they will print off a book for you when you buy it. Or you'll do it at home, on your computer, with a few use disc, or other computer medium that you buy at the store.

WonderandAwe:
I tried ebooks, but for some reason they are hard on my eyes.  I got a head ache after finishing an ebook once.  Though I am a quick reader.  I can finish your average paper back in less than a day

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