silly idea time. in the future when e-ink is so cheap to produce that its near disposable, i think "print" books would make a return. individually sold physical ebooks. cover art, all that, but when you open it up there are 2 e-ink screens, both on the left and right. it gives the sensation of a book, the heft of a book,and the display/shelving ability of a book, only its e-ink and it only contains that book.
i think the digitalization of everything is still a fresh, new idea and everybody is gung ho for it. however there will always be "retronauts" who will yearn to experience what their parents and grandparents did, to the best of their ability. we even see minor forms of it now with kids buying vinyl albums, retro labeling on packages, fashion, etc. digitalization doesn't mean we can't have "nice things" and not everything goes the way of the dodo, sometimes its just updated with modern technology. i think there will always be some form of physical books, just not necessarily paper.
its 5am and i'm in "need sleep" bizarro world so bear with me
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