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I guess I don't see ebooks as a niche market NOW, let alone 10 years from now. Granted, I'm in a high tech city, so my viewpoint is a bit skewed, but five years ago, a Kindle in public meant everyone nearby coming over to ask about it. (Same thing with the original iPhone & iPad.) Nowadays, no one notices or cares enough to comment--ereaders are too common nowadays, and there's no novelty about seeing one in a lobby or on a plane. The novelty to me is in seeing someone reading a paper book!
So no, bless her, but I think Mom is wrong on that score. I suspect paper books will be around through most of our lifetimes, but eventually they'll be no more than collectors' items, gathering dust and mold spores while everyone reads electronically. The hardware may change (as it already has with many transitioning to tablets and reading apps), but I think we've seen the beginning of the demise of paper as a medium for word storage.
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