Will e-books kill the book?

Ok, E-books may have become a real popular source of information but just because it is vastly used does not necessarily mean kill hard copies. In fact I just don't see that happening ever. If you think about it, e-books are not very reliable. What if the internet goes down or what not? And the e-book you were reading was real important, say for a thesis or something. If that time comes and hard copies were obsolete, then you're going to have some trouble. Such a situation won't happen with hard copies. It's not as attractive as an e-book, but it is MUCH MUCH more reliable. Both have their pro's and con's, but the way I see it, the pro's of hard copies are just too solid to make them obsolete. No pun intended.

 

I hate e-books, it just feels wrong to read a book on a screen. Long live the original book!

 

Hey, technology experts. Grow hemp. Mass produce paper. Never cut down trees. Problem solved. It's that simple.

I'm fed up with people talking about technology and e-books being a replacement. I can't read a book off a screen. I've tried reading long texts off the computer, and it just strains my eyes. Ridiculous. A book is much easier. I want to get away from technology when I read a book.

I'm a human, not a robot dammit. What's the next thing? Artificial trees? You can let the people have the choice. You can let the e-books remain a niche market. But don't go around actually replacing books. I don't want to have technology invade absolutely every aspect of my life.

What happens if the damn thing crashes and you lose everything? Allowing something as basic as the written word to be completely replaced by flash drives with electronic text will be detrimental for our history.

 

I played with that Ebook barnes and Noble has and couldnt find books like the electric koolaid acid test and other books I have read. That dissipointed me. I do like that some can read to you or you can make the print bigger as my eyes don't read like I used to. I like snooping in the used bookstores. Theres more than just books there too there are posters for local events in there as well. Again ones of interest to me that wouldnt be in a local paper. I never buy a new book and the cost of those readers will buy a lot of used paperbacks. Plus of course electronic media files get can corrupeted. Id rather see paper or hemp paper books.

 

Only time will tell.

p.s: paper less is better

 

I understand the sentiment of people going green. But if you grow hemp, that requires less land, less water, less resources, and less time to grow. Hemp could easily be mass-produced and replace trees for paper. We'd never have to worry about cutting down trees again. The books would even last longer, because hemp paper is better.

 

i have an e-reader, but i prefer paper books. the e-reader is great for downloading a bunch of older books that i don't want to pay for and that my library only has in huge hardcover format, which i find annoying to read sometimes.

 

Ask the people who sell them:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/portraits-of-closed-bookstores

This link is pretty accurate to the modern day status of books. I totally think ebooks are killing them for sure, which is why I follow http://readtheprintedword.org/

 

It won't kill the book but definitely put it on the ropes. If you check out Noela's first link, it'll remind you (if you're one that goes to book stores) that only the big book stores are staying afloat these days.

 

E-Readers aren't very practical for research or even enjoying a story. With an E-Reader it becomes frustrating if you want to flip around the pages you want for review... there is an annoying delay with them and even if they didn't have it, would still not feel right - People like the touch of a book.

I don't think books will ever die out. I know many futuristic stories make comments on how everything will be digital and books would become ancient but I just don't see how that technology could replace it unless maybe E-Readers turned into books themselves somehow where you can actually flip through the 'pages'... perhaps a reusable digital book

 

To me true books will always be my first choice. Reading something on a screen for an extended period of time is nowhere near as relaxing as reading a book can be. Plus, as a few people already said (in some way or another), scrolling through a list of books on amazon is nothing like wandering through an actual bookstore and getting to just browse. Most of my favorite books I found by wandering through the aisles and picking up any book that caught my eye, reading a bit of it, and seeing if it pulled me in immediately.

So, although it may reduce the ease of finding true books, I don't believe e-books will completely kill them. Though that might just be my wishful thinking.

 

I respect the idea behind the e-book but also believe it will create a lot more issues than it solves. ie. servers being down, harder on the eyes, energy efficiency, and possibly a decline in intellect.

 

E-Books, Shmee-Books: Readers Return to the Stores

www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/books/steve-jobs-biography-and-other-hot-titles-bookstore-lures.html?ref=technology

 

Ebooks don't smell as nice. In other news, the signature of the post above makes me giggle x

 

Ebooks? I am already past that with audio books. Actually I love old books and ebook formats. Searching ebook text such as through Google Books is really handy for research. But nothing like an old fashioned book. Rooms int he future will sure be spartan if there is no media collection around.

 

die book, die we e-book we kill u!

 

Bookstores are the one place I can go to and feel totally at peace. There is nothing like walking the stacks and pulling out a book to read the back,or being intrigued by the front cover. I personally hope ebooks do not replace books. I also have a kindle that I was given as a gift,and while it is nice to travel with,I still prefer a book.

 

I never got into e-books. Books are a timeless thing, would be sad to see them go.

 

All You Need is Hemp! You don't need technology to replace books when we already have a God-given plant that's more efficient than trees and won't damage the environment!

 

I think that e books 1)are bad for the enviroment 2) people will stay in homes and social contact will suffer 3)its too dependent on electronics. 4) another way for the goverment to tighten our leash.