Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Digital Printing Will Destroy Book Publishing Evan Schnittman 11
2 Digital Printing Will Save Book Publishing Nic Boshart 16
3 Digital Printing Will Destroy Traditional Supply and Retail Book Markets Richard Nash 20
4 E-books Will Replace Disposable Bound Books Craig Mod 29
5 E-books Will Not Replace Bound Books Rundy Purdy 37
6 Libraries Need to Face the Challenges Presented by E-books Eric Hellman 43
7 Publishers and Libraries Need to Adapt to the Demands of E-book Readers Dan Tonkery 49
8 Libraries Need to Ask Tough Questions Before Embracing E-books Meredith Farkas 58
9 Electronic Readers Are More Environmentally Friendly than Print Books Brian Palmer 69
10 Books Are an Expendable Format, but Long-Form Writing Must Continue Diane Wachtell 74
11 Books Still Matter in a Digital Age John Donatich 82
12 Books Have Always Survived Predictions of Their Demise Ben Ehrenreich 100
Organizations to Contact 110
Bibliography 114
Index 119
