In class we have discussed "the death of books," and whether it may or may not happen. I was one of the people who said that books will eventually die out. Everything is about technology now. As we discussed also in class, we don't wake up and read the newspaper, we jump online. We don't resort to an encyclopedia to find out about information, we google it. Times are changing, and our average everyday activities are becoming more technologically influenced.
When I was younger I would rent books from the library, or get them from a book store. There really wasn't any other way to go around it. If you wanted to read for fun or for school, those were you options. That was it. And now there are many different options such as, Kindle, Digital Reader, or the newest add-on Vook. Which is the topic most discussed in the article I just read.
I feel that as time progresses there won't really be a need for books any longer. When we have electronic books, and e-book downloads, text books are online, and hybrid video/book, books.
People say "oh but any hacker can go on and edit it, and make it different" or "the is no ORIGINAL copy, nothing tangible." I don't feel that way, I feel like yeah please make everything online. I hate buying books, carrying books, reading books, but i think if it were online there a good possibly. I wouldn't hate it so much. Because i wouldn't ever forget it, or have to worry about lending it to a friend, or lugging them back to the dorms after pay $500.
I think many other people of the new generation would feel this way. We grew up on computers and watched it progress as time went on and still continue too. I am comfortable online. And enjoy the convenience of checking e-mail instead of a mail box.
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