Ebooks ruling the world?

Sadly, but eventually I think they will become more popular. Right now the two factors I see standing in the way are standardization of an Ebook file type and Ereader technical functionality.

There are just too many Ebook file types and conversion can be troublesome to many and flat out a p.i.t.a. to the technically inclined. I would guess that digital musics popularity is largely do to the fact that the MP3 emerged as the standard, so much so, that we often don't refer to tracks as "digital music" but as MP3s, regardless of whether there are technically MP3s or not. Those who wish to use another format such as OGG, WMA or MP4 don't use them because their player will not play an MP3, but by choice whether for increased storage, fidelity or they just want to be different. From my personal testing of different Ebook readers each does one or two file types good, but none seem to do everyone to an acceptable standard not even PDFs (try using a Sony PRS-500/5 on an 8.5 x 11 formatted PDF ).

I like using the Ebook in tight spaces, such as the train, airplane or even when reading in bed. The Ebook is easy to hold with only one hand and is very good for "linear" reading. I also like being able to store large numbers of manuals on a single SD card. Where I once had shelves of technical manuals and guides...I now have an SD card. It is like having your own "tricorder". The Ereaders biggest problem is the ease of use of paper. You want to go back? You can flip pages and browse. A lot of times you don't have to foresight to bookmark a page because you didn't know the value of the information until you had additional context. Want to compare two drawings from two separate sources you can lay books or paper side by side. One is portrait and one is landscape? Turn one page sideways. The ease of use of a book/paper is amazing. Books are beautifully simple and almost perfect until you need two or three or four and you need to take them with you and you don't have a hand truck.

One last thing. I was watching the news this morning and this topic came up. The worst excuse for using a traditional book I have heard is,"I like the felling of accomplishment when I finish it." I have heard this a few times and I equate this with people who still get pay checks when they have Direct Deposit available to them because they like the feeling of cashing them.

l dont think so, l like ebook but its better to have the normal paper work

Not a chance. I'm an author and I produce both. The majority of people tell me that they prefer the traditional paperback, mostly because you can hold it in your hands and transport it. I don't think there's a chance of that happening any time soon. Maybe eventually when we run out of trees, but not in our lifetime.

I don't think so. Digital book readers just aren't the same as the real thing and can malfunction and break easily. I do think they'll become more common as time goes on, but I don't think they'll ever overtake books.

Nope!