Are ebooks going to replace books the way CDs have replaced tapes and records? Maybe 50 years from now, but not anytime soon. I see so many people walking around San Jose with labtops and with cellphones that have computer systems in them that are almost as powerful as their labtops. But, I have seen very few people ever reading a book on their labtop, or on one of those ebook tablet things. We have been hearing about these ebooks for years on the news and in the paper, but it doesn't seem like many people want them. I do still see a lot of people carrying books around both for studying and for entertainment.
Another reason I'm skeptic is because I work at the school bookstore, here at SJSU, for certain textbooks we have also have ebook versions for half the price. Yet, it seems like everyone, including me, prefers having an actual book in front of them.
The difference between going from tapes and records to CDs is that CDs actually have better quality sound, are smaller, and hold more songs than the other forms of music. The only difference between ebooks and books is that you can read them on a computer. But it seems like even at a discounted price, people just don't want ebooks.
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