Are Books Disappearing?
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Re: Are Books Disappearing?
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They probably will eventually go to mostly paperback, cheaper copies, and/or downloadable, but there's a few bumps in the road that they're running into:
1. Even with the ebook, developmentally, a child needs the physical book while their brains are still developing. There are lot of problems coming out in research studies coming out that show part of a child's brain won't develop without that physical interaction with the pictures and text.
2. Teens don't really take to the ebooks that well statistically. They would still rather have the physical book.
3. Not all books work well yet for the ebook format. (i.e. Graphic Novels). They probably will all eventually, but it's a ways down the road.
Either way, it will be interesting to see where the industry keeps going or if the pendulum effect starts going back the other way.
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If I'm going to collect a series I would definitely prefer a physical copy rather than an electronic. More value that way not just monetarily. Besides, you can run out of storage space on an ebook(though I haven't yet) but if you really want that particular book then you WILL find space. So, No, I don't think physical copies of books will disappear. Besides, they've been around for a long time. Too much culture and history in them.
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I am new to this site (just registered today), but I certainly hope that this does not happen. I LOVE my kindle! I was not sure if I would like putting down my paper books, but when my kids gave me a Kindle last year for my birthday, I grew to love it! I usually get free books listed on the squiddo site for top 100 free Kindle books, and enjoyed getting to know new authors work.
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