There have been four punctuations in book history.
1) Clay tablets - lasted 2500 years 2) Papyrus Rolls - lasted 2500 years 3) Codex (what we consider books) - so far 2000 years 4) Electronic books - 10-15 years
They all have significant overlap with the previous taking many centuries to die out. (tablets to rolls, rolls to codex) Will e-books surplant codex books? If they can be affordable, permanently archived (a big read flag), integrated from previous systems, and there is a societal demand. It could happen. It may. I don't think in any of our lifetimes though.
The Codex has proven to be a sustainable form of storing information and knowledge that doesn't need to be upgraded every decade (vinyl record to 8 track to cassette to cd to mp3) I think it's great that we continue to attempt improvement. That's our thing. We shouldn't get ahead of ourselves though. The Codex may be getting old, but just because people say it's nearing its last breath doesn't make it so.
1) Clay tablets - lasted 2500 years
2) Papyrus Rolls - lasted 2500 years
3) Codex (what we consider books) - so far 2000 years
4) Electronic books - 10-15 years
They all have significant overlap with the previous taking many centuries to die out. (tablets to rolls, rolls to codex) Will e-books surplant codex books? If they can be affordable, permanently archived (a big read flag), integrated from previous systems, and there is a societal demand. It could happen. It may. I don't think in any of our lifetimes though.
The Codex has proven to be a sustainable form of storing information and knowledge that doesn't need to be upgraded every decade (vinyl record to 8 track to cassette to cd to mp3) I think it's great that we continue to attempt improvement. That's our thing. We shouldn't get ahead of ourselves though. The Codex may be getting old, but just because people say it's nearing its last breath doesn't make it so.