Since p-books are a more convenient medium then e-books - they
will prevail in any straightforward "medium replacement" or
"medium displacement" battle.
In other words, if publishers will persist in the simple and
straightforward conversion of p-books to e-books - then e-
books are doomed. They are simply inferior to the price,
comfort, tactile delights, browseability and scanability of p-
books.
But e-books - being digital - open up a vista of hitherto
neglected possibilities. These will only be enhanced and
enriched by the introduction of e-paper and e-ink. Among them:
* Hyperlinks within the e-book and without it - to web
content, reference works, etc.
* Embedded instant shopping and ordering links
* Divergent, user-interactive, decision driven plotlines
* Interaction with other e-books (using a wireless
standard) - collaborative authoring
* Interaction with other e-books - gaming and community
activities
* Automatically or periodically updated content
* Multimedia
* Database, Favourites and History Maintenance (reading
habits, shopping habits, interaction with other readers,
plot related decisions and much more)
* Automatic and embedded audio conversion and translation
capabilities
* Full wireless piconetworking and scatternetworking
capabilities
The technology is still not fully there.
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