Ohh yes and in 2100 we will have flying cars to replace our current ones.<p>The book is not dead, it never was, nor was it brushed to a side. The book has a niche on information. On a website you are able to find good articles on many things, but what characterises these articles is that due to their space they lack the depth and width that a book is able to provide.<p>I don;t know what kindle is like, but if it is to compared to e-books that you are able to read online I much prefer a hard copy which I may take to the park or lay in bed with. Its flexibility is its attraction for me and perhaps its niche.<p>And finally <i>transform the solitary act of reading into something far more social</i> I don't see how reading can ever be social unless you consider a bunch of guys sitting down and reading each on its own be a social activity, or of course unless someone is reading it aloud to the others.<p>Nice article though, but I did skip most of it :P