Professor Robert Winston ponders whether there is a future for the printed word in the face of electronic books. . Follow us on twitter at / beyondbooks .
There's still Vinyl Records, so the niche and the collector's value in printed books will still hold a special and small place in the future. But when a video/film only takes a few hours down to seconds to make its point, and voicemails are too long and cumbersome when we can Snapchat or text, the world belongs to those who thrive on ADD and ADHD and instant gratification. Big money will we made for those who can provide the perfect escape from TMI. And I listen (read) all my books while driving my car, the ultimate waste of time.
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There's still Vinyl Records, so the niche and the collector's value in printed books will still hold a special and small place in the future. But when a video/film only takes a few hours down to seconds to make its point, and voicemails are too long and cumbersome when we can Snapchat or text, the world belongs to those who thrive on ADD and ADHD and instant gratification. Big money will we made for those who can provide the perfect escape from TMI. And I listen (read) all my books while driving my car, the ultimate waste of time.