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Sorin Adam Matei

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Will paper books still be read in the future? Paper still has some advantages over e-ink

In the enthusiasm for digital publishing and e-ink devices, such as the Kindle, the relative advantages of using old fashioned paper books has been lost. While there is nothing magical about paper, the tangible, physical object that is a book creates a…

Experimental Xerox Paper Erases Itself, might replace digital displays

Image by George L Smyth via Flickr Unsatisfied by e-ink technologies, which replace vibrant paper and wonderful type with murky, mucky grayish backgrounds and pixelated letters? Do you think, just like me, that the convenience/quality trade-off proposed by e-ink is too great…