Thread: Will books Survive eBooks?
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Old 05-21-2011, 10:58 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by CazMar View Post
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!
I think it'll take more than 20. I mean dvds have been around for around 15+ years now and vhs tapes are still being sold at some places. VCRs are still being made. VHS tapes were only around for 20+ years before that. Books have been around for how long? I don't see pbooks dying out anytime soon.
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