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Old 07-22-2010, 02:00 PM   #4
fjtorres
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Its not a religious thing. But it *is* a cultural thing. A matter of expectations.
Yes, there will always be a place for print books but entire classes of print books *will* vanish.
Simple test: when was the last time anybody saw a door to door encyclopedia salesman?
An encyclopedia promotion at the supermarket?
I used to buy world almanacs religiously and *read* through them. Stopped long ago.
Map books.
AAA Triptiks.
All those things would make a modern ten year-old roll her eyes and snicker and mutter about "ten foot snowdrifts on the way to school".
I've seen kids as young as three take to modern electronics like fish to water; they have no preconceived notions of what the world should be like so they take it as they find it and work from there.
It'll be fun to see where they take us all.
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