Will they go the way of dry wash stands and baker's cabinets?

Will they go the way of dry wash stands and baker's cabinets?

 

My mother is convinced that when my son enters high school in a little over a decade, all of his books will be on an e-reader.

My mother is convinced that when my son enters high school in a little over a decade, all of his books will be on an e-reader.

Your mother is most likely correct.

I really need a bookcase but don't have any room in my apartment. I have two big tubs of books at my parents house that have about 200 total books in them

 

We use bookcases for shelf storage.

Your mother is most likely correct.

 

I think money will keep textbooks alive.

Textbooks will be on ereaders in the next ten years. How long it will take to convert all of them, that may take longer.

 

This is one of the biggest reasons I bought my iPad...ran out of storage space for books...

We have a huge bookshelf in our hallway full of books, but nothing has been added since we got a Kindle in Christmas '10

Funny thing is, when I bought my house, I made the sellers leave 3 huge bookcases/modular media cases behind, so now I have enough room for a freaking library in my house.

 

I think I'll try to get the books I think will stand the test of time a bit in physical form and all the other stuff just in digital.

Just like we will never be a cashless society, we will never be a bookless society, even with the e-movenent.

E-books are great, especially for travel. But they are no match to sitting on the couch and holding an actual book in your hand and reading for an hour.

E-books are great, especially for travel. But they are no match to sitting on the couch and holding an actual book in your hand and reading for an hour.

I disagree. I find the experience to be exactly the same, but a lot cheaper on the Nook.

And to answer the question, I'd say book shelves will be around for a very long time. They are mostly for decoration, photos, etc, and the look of a hard cover book will always portray class. Hell, we've got hardcover books on our shelf just because they look good, but I won't open half of them (gifts never asked for or whatever).

E-books are great, especially for travel. But they are no match to sitting on the couch and holding an actual book in your hand and reading for an hour.

 

 

I believe you are correct for those people who grew up with actual books. But for this generation, who will grow up with eReaders and perhaps without newspapers, reading bits and bytes from a computer screen will offer that same experience.

 

I still like a book in my hand. The turning of the pages, etc.

My mother is convinced that when my son enters high school in a little over a decade, all of his books will be on an e-reader.

 

This is because textbooks suck and don't belong on book shelves.

Edited February 27, 201214 yr by Quinarvy

E-Textbooks will happen because it's the last rip-off racket that publishers have.

 

Dodge the printing cost - check

Copy-protect the e-file so no used book sales - check

Double the e-book cost - check

Create a text book specific e-book reader - check

I believe the business model will keep the students from ever "owning" the book. Some fee will be added to each student and the schools and the publisher will make money. Most on-campus bookstores have seen a dramatic reduction in their profits and by extension, so too have the universities.

 

For high school and below, the wear and tear on school district owned books is costly. Because those books are provided by the school, they will welcome the switch once they have bought enough e-Reading platforms.

 

And finally, publishers could increase their profits by selling updates, multimedia upgrades, advertising onlinked sites, and probably a dozen more ways we haven't even thought about.

I'm in grad school now and most of my classes do have an e-book option for the textbook. NO ONE uses it. I love my kindle for casual reading, but would find it obnoxious when you're just trying to flip through the pages to find one section to reference.

I'm in grad school now and most of my classes do have an e-book option for the textbook. NO ONE uses it. I love my kindle for casual reading, but would find it obnoxious when you're just trying to flip through the pages to find one section to reference.

 

I agree. What needs to happen is for the publishers to develop more of a textbook "app" than just the textbook as a book. Then you have a very compelling reason to switch.

I'm in grad school now and most of my classes do have an e-book option for the textbook. NO ONE uses it. I love my kindle for casual reading, but would find it obnoxious when you're just trying to flip through the pages to find one section to reference.

If I was a grad student and all of my classes offered that you can bet your life I'd be buying it just for the sheer weight reduction.

I re read what I wrote, I should have written textbook "apps". Each textbook would be it's own app. Perhaps there would be some standard format. But I'm thinking it would be as easy as going to the Android Market and downloading the "Pearson's History 1401" app.

If I was a grad student and all of my classes offered that you can bet your life I'd be buying it just for the sheer weight reduction.

 

My back agrees with this.

As a student, I have access to tons of books in PDF format- textbooks, review books, question books, etc

 

when using them, I ALWAYS print them out instead of reading them from my ipad

 

For studying the readers just dont work - can't write on them, mark them up in different colors, can't flip from one book to another easily, etc

Books wont seem to die, so I cant imagine book cases will either.

 

I dont display any books, people know my feelings about them.