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I love books,can't see them ever becoming extinct.Nothing beats the feel and smell of books.being able to curl up with a book is the highlight of my day.Reading on a computer screen hurts my eyes after awhile.Any way I couldn't pull out an ebook when travelling

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Of course you can, there are many handheld units that can handle this, and I foresee even greater units in the future that will make reading electronically much easier.

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The wife and I have started talking about books on CD for long trips. Her commute to school currently is about 1hr 45mins each way, so she could literally get through a medium sized book in one day. With our busy schedules and the kids, there really is no time in the day to sit down and read a book.

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I agree with Malexander. I have to do a lot of traveling for work and for University and I listen to books. I will listen to just about anything. Lecture series, fiction, non-fiction -- you name it.

Of course, my true passion lies in old books. Books so old you have to wear gloves to touch because of their fragility. I love the smell of libraries. I don't think you can bottle that and put it in an ebook!

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I don't believe books will be replaced by ectronic forms. Books serve a different purpose than electronic forms. They allow the reader to freely depict the setting, characters and action within their own mind in a way that other media forms can't.

When you read a book, it's different than reading an e-book. Has anyone ever read any of those? I find it much harder to get into an e-book than a physical book. I tend to skim e-books.

I think books will always have a place in society, though it may become somewhat more limited.

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I admit I also find it hard to read a novel on a computer. Just is not as comfortable and I can not lose my self in the writing.

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In a digital future, textbooks are becoming history

At Empire High School in Vail, Ariz., students use computers provided by the school to get their lessons, do their homework and hear podcasts of their teachers' science lectures. Ref. Source 4

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Books have lasted a very long time and they will continue to last even if they only become collector's items. Yet I think there will be cultures built around books just as there are cultures still living in the jungle today.