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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
The point is: It's not that much of a pleasure... it's just something they're used to. And once they've gone without for a while, and discover the benefits of buying instantaneously, choosing readers, controlling displays, and storing entire collections in their palm, the vast majority of them won't even remember what the big deal was about touching, feeling and smelling paper, and more than car drivers reminisce about hand-cranking their cars. They'll get over it, as people continue to demonstrate in other areas of development and technological advancement... this will be no different.
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Ah, now I understand, thanks.
Still, I'm talking about people who read mostly for pleasure. And a large percentage of them enjoys the experience of
feeling a book.
I'm not guessing: I've met them by the hundreds in forums and blogs. And they're all saying the same thing: words are not enough.
That's why I thing present ebook technology cannot replace printed books.
Typewriting, calculus, transportation and those areas where technology is nothing more than an aid to reach a goal are a completely different thing.
Other analogy: did engines completely replace sails in boats? No. Sailboats are still used for leisure, albeit we won't ever see a galleon used as an oil tanker....