After listening to a radio interview about publishing’s carbon footprint, it led me to consider e-books and the impact they may have. Whilst I don’t think they will replace hard copy books entirely, I do think that one day they will occupy a place in society. There will be specific hand held, lightweight devices that will appeal to those who like to read without having to carry around a heavy, bulky book.
Some people thought that radio would disappear with the introduction of TV but as we have seen each platform has continued to co-exist. This will be the same as books and e-books. For as long as the web cannot be relied upon as a completely credible source of information (wikipedia etc) due to the fact that content can be published, changed and put on by anyone around the globe without any real authority, books of acknowledged authors and theorists will continue to exist.
Have you ever sat next to someone on the bus who is reading a paper? I know I have and have felt like the person next to me is taking up a lot more than their allocated space! Perhaps an e-reading device would solve this problem and give us all our allocated space back?
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