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talaivan · 10-03-2009, 10:49 PM

Ebooks are still at a very early stage. Eventually, they will be to printed books as printed books are to medieval manuscripts or Indian/SE Asian palm-leaf manuscripts. Virtually every book that can be found will be available electronically and material books will be quaint collectibles. The revolution to ebooks or whatever they will be called has not really begun, but it is inevitable. We can't remotely imagine how people will read in 100 years, but it won't be books made out of paper (or, probably, anything very much like the ereaders of our day).

10-03-2009, 10:49 PM	#49
talaivan Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 4710362 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony prs-505	Ebooks are still at a very early stage. Eventually, they will be to printed books as printed books are to medieval manuscripts or Indian/SE Asian palm-leaf manuscripts. Virtually every book that can be found will be available electronically and material books will be quaint collectibles. The revolution to ebooks or whatever they will be called has not really begun, but it is inevitable. We can't remotely imagine how people will read in 100 years, but it won't be books made out of paper (or, probably, anything very much like the ereaders of our day).