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We heard just the same when Digital Printing (Books on Demand) got popular some years ago. Traditional books will die, no need for publishers anymore, and so fourth. Digital Printing indeed changed a lot but most of it is unrecognized by the normal buyer of a printed book.
I've seen too many similar predictions to believe in any of them.
On the long term a printed book is something that you really own, something that you can put into your shelf, something that you can can borrow to a friend. I'm sure that E-Books will find their place (especially in library and educational systems) but I can't see anything that leads to the thought that an end of printed books is coming.
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