eternal ereader

[leonremi]

ok here goes.

Looking at my paper library...I know i'll come back in 20 years, the books will still be here....my Sony Reader though...will be so much junk...

So is it possible to build an ereader built to last? (i'll assume that no commercial entity would be interested...it would sort of kill the market, no ?)

So what can be done to really prolong the life of an ereader?
I'll assume the main sticking points are :
* battery life : superconductors could probably replace them (although they might be somewhat bulkier as they store less energy...on the other side you can use through millions of charge/discharge cycles)
* moving parts: mostly all our buttons, i believe....could they be replaced with small strips of capacitive sensors (assuming those have a longer lifespan)
* memory systems : with both the issue of the lifespan of the storage of the medium and that of the information on it
*sturdiness and durability of all other systems (CPU,other electronics, access ports, case, screen, memory ports etc.)
* and of course the issue of obscelence both software (but updates do exist) and hardware : it may still work in 20 years but who will still care to use it ? (green and black screens anyone?)

anyway, comments welcome.

[rana]

For me, I am less concerned about how long the physical ereder (the piece of electronics) lasts. As long as the format my ebooks are using is an open format, and I know that my next ereader will support that format (or there will be an easy conversion) -- I am a happy camper