I read recently that in the next 50 years, possibly less, books will be replaced completely by e readers and such. What are your thoughts on this? I personally love books and am always sad when I see people reading off of digital things.
the end of books
02/02/2012
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I don't get to read much anymore b/w kids and working FT but when I do, I love the feel of a real book. I do think this will happen, and it's sad. Makes me overstuffed bookcase that much more valuable. To me, anyway!
02/02/2012
I love books too, the smell and the feel of them. I guess I had better start buying every book I ever wanted to own if they are going to disappear.... that sucks!
02/02/2012
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And TV was going to ruin the film industry.
02/03/2012
I prefer books, we spend too much time staring at screens as it is.
02/03/2012
Books don't produce artificial light that can mess up your internal clock, they smell better, and I much prefer them.
The day e-readers make real books obsolete will make me cry.
The day e-readers make real books obsolete will make me cry.
02/03/2012
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I hate this idea. There's something magical about flipping a page. Therefore, e readers are not for me. I will never own a kindle. It's ridiculous.
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Graniteal
I read recently that in the next 50 years, possibly less, books will be replaced completely by e readers and such. What are your thoughts on this? I personally love books and am always sad when I see people reading off of digital things.
02/03/2012
I don't know, I don't think that's the right way to word it.
That's like saying CDs are the end of music. They're not, music is just largely disseminated in a different format now.
I prefer the digital things. I've read about 7 books since I got one in December. That's more than I've read in the past three years. *shrug*
That's like saying CDs are the end of music. They're not, music is just largely disseminated in a different format now.
I prefer the digital things. I've read about 7 books since I got one in December. That's more than I've read in the past three years. *shrug*
02/03/2012
That will totally SUCK! I have an e-reader that I'm going to give away cause I much prefer actual books. They take up a lot more space, but I love the physical book in my hands when reading.
But if it doesn't happen for another 50 years, I'm pretty sure I'll be fine. I don't expect to live past 70, let alone 80.
But if it doesn't happen for another 50 years, I'm pretty sure I'll be fine. I don't expect to live past 70, let alone 80.
02/03/2012
I'm fairly certain books will be obsolete within the next two years. The only thing standing in the way of books no longer being printed is Barnes & Noble.
02/03/2012
I doubt it. There have been some dire predictions made in the last few years that are similar to this, and they haven't happened. One good example: TV was going to teach children in school... Yeah, right.
Really, take what you read with a grain of salt. Though E-Books cater to a good percentage of the population, there is a customer base for traditional books as well.
Really, take what you read with a grain of salt. Though E-Books cater to a good percentage of the population, there is a customer base for traditional books as well.
02/03/2012
I love books. I am not a fan of the e readers. I own one, and I still find myself using an actaul book more than the e reader.
02/03/2012
I hope that never happens, I'd hate to lose books altogether to those darn e-readers. Nothing beats the smell and feel of a real book and I'm glad my enormous bookcase is full to the brim
02/03/2012
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