One last word about Books 2.0

While ipads, nooks and kindles are all the rage, I do not think screen text will make paper text obsolete. I cannot stand reading articles on the computer and I know many people who feel the same way. It will be interesting to see what our children prefer since they will grow up in learning environments where that technology already exists. What is amazing is the amount of text that has been digitized and made available for the world to see. I think having text online is critical to the proliferation of information around the globe, but books will always have their place as the preferred medium for many.