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Originally Posted by Boston
Actually, I heard the publishing industry is a dying breed because young folks don't read anymore 
I am over 40. I manage a team of analysts and software engineers...average age of probably 30. I am the only one with an ebook reader. The rest are still reading paper  (One did try Stanza on his iPod but only because his dinosaur boss told him about it  )
That being said, Bob is classy and exceptional. |
Here, we make the joke that education makes sure people don't like to read anymore after they finish high school.
But, I think, with the other ways of entertainment these days, people find it easier to watch a movie from the book rather than read the book (even though you miss around 90% of the contents...)
Not everybody read everything they could get their hands on... One reason for me to start reading electronically is because I'd have to buy a very big mansion to keep all the books I'd love to have.
About the price of ebooks, I think that depends on where you live. For me, electronic books are generally much cheaper than paper books. Not even taking into account the fact that the euro is worth more than the dollar, often the dollar price is lower than the euro price. (10 euro vs 7 dollar for the same book).
(my question would be, why aren't those "out-of-print" books not republished in electronic form!)