The thought of books being on computers shows mankind's need to use technology. Just imagine all the paper used in books around the world. Think of all the trees e-books would save. E-books are definitely the way of the future, but it won't be a simple or rapid change. In a perfect world 20 years from now, students will no longer carry around bulky backpacks. Libraries will be in smaller, extremely technologically advanced buildings. Magazine shops …showed first 75 words of 390 total…

…showed last 75 words of 390 total…way we live. You can really get a sense of this if you take a few minutes to think of your daily routine, and how it could be affected by this technology. But the impact will not be seen until network ready e-book readers become popular and high powered wireless networks are formed.<Tab/> Romano, Frank. "E-Books and the Challenge of Preservation." http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub106/ebooks.html