Thursday, September 11, 2008

Will Technological Advances Make Books Obsolete?

In today’s fast moving world the influence of new technological advances is undeniable. More and more people are not able to imagine their lives without new technologies such as a computer, printer, mobile phone and others. These new devices make people’s life easier but they are ready to replace many familiar gears which were really wide spread. Books can be treated as one of the features of civilization which have changed the humankind after they had been invented. A book is not just the evidence that people are able to write and express facts in the paper, but it is the monument of the eternal humankind’s values. Books always depended on various historical events and situations. Nowadays books are put in the confrontation with new technologies. This problem has two sides and it means that there exist many aspects which could decide if technological advances will make books obsolete.

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