Thread: My mama said: "In 10 years, those will be gone."
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Old 01-25-2014, 05:46 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks View Post
Ah, paper, maybe so. I find it curious that after 500 years or so, the first device to really get people to consider a new medium for their books was only able to get rid of the paper aspect. Ink survived the transition to yet another medium in its 2000+ year use. People sure do seem to like reading their books in pigment. Yeah tablets and such have jumped on board, but I don't think dedicated ereaders are going anywhere until ink is succeeded in a way that satisfies its adherents.
You know that the "ink" in "eInk" isn't pigment right? It's just a metaphor in the same way the less commonly used "epaper" is.
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