|
I'm one of those "older adults" albeit a technologically savvy one. I hang out in a number of coffee shops and see many people working, relaxing, playing, and reading during the average day. Used to be, most people came in for coffee and conversation. Not so much now. Most often now they bring in their computers and use the wireless to surf the net.
I've noticed many people still read DTBooks. A few are now starting to read ebooks from a large variety of devices. Their phones, old PDA's, etc. And a very few use dedicated ereaders. From what I see, new technologies are supplementing the older paper books. But not totally supplanting them. Think this trend will continue.
Much as downloadable music replaced the old, hard-copy media (records, tapes, CD's, etc.), I see ebooks replacing paper. But not completely. Even now, if I want to enjoy my purchased MP3 over a long time, I make a copy of it on CD. So that I can move it from one player or computer to another. I also backup my ebooks so that I can have them for a long time. If I want to refer often to a set of facts, I usually prefer to hard-copy it onto paper rather than use an ereader. Don't see that changing much because Apple has a new iPad out.
Enjoy,
|