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First of all, I think it's quite admirable that after few pages of negative responses, Mr Kaufman expresses some opinion and explains his stand. Then we've got another 40 or something negative responses some being mild and some being quite offensive.
I understand what Alan is trying to say. There are more and more people living in virtual reality and noone yet knows what the consequences will be. We are becoming more and more "connected" and "automated" and ... So one may include the move from pbook to electronic reading as a part of that trend.
That's the point where I cannot agree. As has already been mentioned - digital copies make access to books easier and readers are prone to read even more. Non-readers will not be affected by the form of books, since they don't read books.
But the whole trend of digitalizing one's life frightens me too. As far as I remember, the average "mobileread" member is past his/her 30s and will be less affected by that, but I being somewhat younger can surely say - young people growing nowadays will have very little to do with the "old" culture. Would I compare it to WW2 atrocities? I don't think so. Am I sleeping sound at night, knowing what's happening arround me? Definitely not.
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