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Originally Posted by TotallyEpic
I think within a hundred years, paper books will be a rare sight.
It has happened before:
Stone Carvings >> Wood Carvings >> Parchment/Vellum >> Paper Books.
The previous technology superceded by the next.
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Yes - you don't see too many hand-written scrolls around these days! It might take about 20 years but for common use they will become less and less popular. But because p-books are so long-lasting those currently in homes and libraries will endure for a lot longer than that. I still have books at home well over 100 years old.
What does need to happen is some care and attention paid to
properly digitising some of the old books, especially those put out by Google. Perhaps we should all try to do at least one every year and post it on this site - and full marks to our dedicated band of book proof-readers who prepare books and share them!