Thread: When will eBooks take over from print?
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Old 09-03-2010, 03:23 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by simonroyle View Post
We've all read the WSJ, the Huffington Post and the myriad of blogs on this subject, but what do you think? When will ebooks take over from print, or are ebooks "just a fad" as I read on a blog comment the other day.
If you mean "replace print entirely", I suspect never.

Too much of the optimistic views about ebooks taking over the world assume the reader has a device to read them - either a computer or dedicated reader - and has broadband access to get them. This is not true for the majority of the world, and will not be for the foreseeable future.

Personally, I consider ebooks an additional format, and not a replacement for print, have thousands of books in both formats, and continue to get books in both formats. (I have some books in both paper and ebook formats.)

I don't especially care if ebooks take over from paper. I'm more concerned that those who prefer ebooks have convenient access to content they want in a format they can read. We still have a way to go on that front.
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