Authors present differing opinions on whether digital printing will destroy book publishing, whether publishers and libraries need to adapt to the demands of E-book readers, and whether electronic readers are more environmentally friendly than print books.
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Digital printing will destroy book publishing / Evan Schnittman - Digital printing will save book publishing / Nic Boshart - Digital printing will destroy traditional supply and retail book markets / Richard Nash - E-books will replace disposable bound books / Craig Mod - E-books will not replace bound books / Rundy Purdy - Libraries need to face the challenges presented by e-books / Eric Hellman - Publishers and libraries need to adapt to the demands of e-book readers / Dan Tonkery - Libraries need to ask tough questions before embracing e-books / Meredith Farkas - Electronic readers are more environmentally friendly that print books / Brian Palmer - Books are an expendable format, but long-form writing must continue / Diane Wachtell - Books still matter in a digital age / John Donatich - Books have always survived predictions of their demise / Ben Ehrenreich.