A new article in American Libraries, "Booking to the Future" by Jamie E. Helgren reports on the findings of a survey of library professionals who provided predictions on the future of the paper book. Overall, almost two out of three (63%) respondents claimed that paper books would never disappear, and half that number (33%) predicted their demise in from 21 to 100 or more years. The remaining 4% anticipated that paper books would vanish within the next two decades. You can read the full story, complete with charts, at:
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/11302010/booking-future
I have to agree with the study, even though I am getting an e-reader for Christmas! I believe that paper books will never completely disappear, based on the responses from patrons in my former position as the Director of the El Paso (TX) Public Library.
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