Thread: Will e-book readers make your library obsolete?
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Old 02-17-2009, 11:00 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Daithi View Post
Will e-readers make your library obsolete?
I'd say just the opposite. I now have a library of wonderful classics (thank you, Mobileread)
Touché, best comment in this forum.

It's hard for me to grasp why there is such an obsession with the media. For me it's all about the content, how accessible the content is and how fast I can consume it.

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Originally Posted by nelsonescorcio View Post
None of us will miss the paper, because this will not happen in our lifetime.
Not sure if I agree. I'm in agreement more with Bezos, paper will not go away just like horses have not gone away. There will always be a use for them, just not mainstream.

If you've followed the development of ePaper you can see they're striving to replicate paper and doing a great job of it today. In a few years they will come out with a low cost solution that will have color ePaper device. Embed a low power wireless protocol like zeebee and you will have all that is necessary to replace paper.
I think this will happen in about 10 years.

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