Technology sweeping away books

I agree with you to certain degree. Technology decrease reading habits of children and even grown up. However, when someone seeks information technology is more advance and faster then someone crawling over to libraries or book store. On the other hand, reading is more enjoyable and, as you say, more thought provoking when someone reads in print (I may be wrong but it proved correct to me). So, there is positive impact of technology and books.

I love books. I love having the book in my hand. I don't like those ebook readers. With that said, I don't think books will completely be lost. I think there will always be libraries full of books. The popularity of books might just decrease because most things can be found on the Internet. I did read a book once called Fahrenheit 451 where the society burned all the books because they thought they were harmful and didn't want the people to think on their own. Correct me if I was wrong--I read that book a long time ago. That is a scary thought though, isn't it?

I prefer reading books. Also the bloody Kindle is just too expensive for me. I'd rather hold something in my hands that won't break if I happen to drop it.

I am sure that this discussion was had when the first record was made or the typewwritter used. Everytime there is a change in human developement there are always the ones who can only look back and cry for the "good old days"

I think it will be true in our future. Maybe in 25 - 30 years later book is a rarity. People accustomed to get everything online and easy to store (in the hard disc). Moreover, trees are getting scarce and in time people can no longer afford to buy books.

I love books. I really hope they don't get swept away by technology! I hate those ebook readers. I'd rather have a book in my hand! I read a book a few years ago called Fahrenheit 451. They burned all the books in the society because I think they were considered dangerous to the society? Correct me if I'm wrong, I don't remember it well. It's possible that books might decrease in popular, but I don't think they will be completely lost.

When I was a teenager I read a science fiction story and it described some children who went to a museum. One of the things in the museum was a book, because at that time people no longer used books, and so they had to see them in a museum instead. I remember I laughed when I read that story, but who knows what is going to happen in the future? I find it hard to imagine a world without books, but maybe the next generations will have a different opinion.

I would have to agree that moving images and entertainment via screen is the thing that is winning over most children's attention right now. Although I would have to say that there is some education involved with television, movies, and video games it just kind of depends on the creators of the material. I've noticed on a lot of xbox 360 games that I've played they've started to make the games incredibly realistic. They are starting to include karmic decisions which may start to help children see how their actions will inevitably decide how their life or "game" is going. I believe that we can help to employ education within video games and hopefully overall make education for fun for children so that way they are more entertained with it in the future. I would have to say that books will never be swept away though. The internet does have a lot of information on forums and chatrooms and things like that which you can't find in books but there is much more information and knowledge that you can read in books right now. Currently we can't trust all of our sources on the internet but given the going rate of evolution I'm sure we will be able to adjust internet web browsers to only display factual information. I enjoy writing lyrics and poems and basically any thoughts down that I think are interesting that have been flowing through my head and I will only write by hand because it feels so much better to have your creative forces flowing through your mind out your fingertips.

I love books, but I think it would be ignorant of me to claim that they will never be swept away by technology. Every kingdom crumbles. Personally, I'm going to keep reading. There is no movie, no television show, and no website that will convince me that books are not the greatest form of entertainment that mankind has ever invented. The written word is a powerful thing, and if humanity abandons it then we will have lost one of our greatest achievements.

I know that I personally prefer to read real books. I also prefer to write things out by hand, if I can. My reasons are, staring at a computer screen for hours hurts my eyes, and typing starts hurting my wrists (teenager with arthritis in her wrists, how fun) after a short while. A while back, I saw an electronic book at a Wal-Mart that you pay for the book download and you have it forever, and you can read it in any language you want. It looked pretty cool, and I know a few people that have considered buying it, but reading off a screen can hurt your eyes if you do it alot. Writing things out might take longer, but I think that more people appreciate a well-thought out letter than a short e-mail. I know every time I get a letter from my cousin, I appreciate that she took the time to write it, and not just send me a cute little e-card (though I like those anyway). Technology is taking over. It's good, in moderation.

It's not news anymore, though it's in a very different era, it did happen before. In the past, stories and legends was passed down from mouth to mouth. Then came bards or orators who share songs of life in far far lands or tales of a heroic, uhhhmmm, heroes, lol. It is the method of sharing a fiction and history to the younger generations. Then came the paper and with the paper comes the ink....writing changed the way history and legends was taught. An advantage of writing is that in writing out a part of history, whatever has been already written cannot be changed. It is there already, not like in bard's tale or an orator's story in which they can exaggerate a point or put so many adjectives in a specific point of interest that sometimes the truth of the story is being changed. Now, The advantage of technology is the speed of which we can have an information or a story that we need. I am a reader and I am a tech enthusiast... oh when two worlds collide....