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dmaul1114 · 02-24-2010, 06:26 PM

Prices will come down way before any elite reading class can be created.

They're are already good readers for $200, simple e-ink devices will be under $100 in couple years and her point will be bunk.

And besides that, people can buy the e-books and read them on their PCs, laptops etc.--you don't HAVE to have an e-reader to get to them.

And besides that, it's not like there are many books ONLY being put out in e-versions. We're decades away from that happening and print largely disappearing.

So I don't see how reading is again a province of the upper class etc. Libraries aren't going anywhere, so even the poorest can read most books.

02-24-2010, 06:26 PM	#2
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Prices will come down way before any elite reading class can be created. They're are already good readers for $200, simple e-ink devices will be under $100 in couple years and her point will be bunk. And besides that, people can buy the e-books and read them on their PCs, laptops etc.--you don't HAVE to have an e-reader to get to them. And besides that, it's not like there are many books ONLY being put out in e-versions. We're decades away from that happening and print largely disappearing. So I don't see how reading is again a province of the upper class etc. Libraries aren't going anywhere, so even the poorest can read most books. Last edited by dmaul1114; 02-24-2010 at 06:32 PM.