Blog 6: The End of Paper?

I think that these e-readers will certainly bring an inevitable halt to the traditional print newspaper industry.  This may not occur within the next 5 years or so but when companies line out some effecient business models and find a way to turn over a hefty profit it will most definitely happen.  The concept is very effecient in itself and of course the environmental role it will play is enormous but companies will have to troubleshoot how they can effectively bring in revenue from their traditional methods of advertising, subscriptions etc.  From the research and the product demos the I have seen the e-readers are an amazing and very complex device in the form of a simple thin sheet of plastic.  They will provide an astounding level of convenience to the reader with the ability to provide several media and book publications with the touch of a finger.  So yes in the near future I believe that paper newspapers will come to a gradual extenction and this new media technology will take the reins, as it should.