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Originally Posted by reprise85
i think there is something to having a physical book, but i'm not convinced it can't be emulated sufficiently on some sort of electronic device with technology not far away. sure, to us it seems inadequate, but i think it's short-sighted to think technology will just never recreate the book experience well enough to make books generally obsolete. i think there will be a market for 'antique' books and maybe print-on-demand for people who still want them, but physical copies may not continue to be the standard for new books
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If you actually get a kindle, or whatever the hell they're called, they have a lighting feature where the screen looks dull with no glow on the screen and it actually looks like a piece of paper in a book.
The only thing that concerns me is that if books become mostly digital like music, then they'll just be ripped and publishers will put out less and less content meaning there will be less interesting things to read. I get the majority of my reading content from libraries because ordering in books is so convenient nowadays, but I don't see how libraries can stick around if they don't offer books. I suppose they'll just be a hub with internet access, room to study and that sorta shit.