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One of the dangers of e-books is their ephemeral nature compared to the real world equivalent. Buy a paper book today, put it on a shelf and forget about it - it will still be readable in 50 years time. This is not necessarily true of the e-book version - different formats, different readers, who is to say that a format today can survive even 10 years especially with DRM - perhaps an over reliance on technology is akin to book burning for the next generation. E-books have their place but I for one would be horrified if they completely replaced the paper form.
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