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<blockquote data-quote="GSHamster" data-source="post: 5633619" data-attributes="member: 20187">I don't think the new tech will greatly change reading fiction. I have an e-reader, and the primary advantage is space savings. I can carry several books in the same physical space as one book. Otherwise it's pretty much the same, one page at a time.Non-fiction, on the other hand, is a more interesting question.However, I don't think the important tech is social media or e-readers. Rather, it is &quot;search&quot;.Being able to rapidly and accurately search a text for the exact information you need changes things.&nbsp; Before we had good search, you would often read an entire reference work in advance when learning something. Then when you had a problem, you'd kind of remember the book talking about something and you'd try and find where you saw what you need.But now, you just search for your exact problem and you find the exact answer quickly.But that &quot;pre-reading&quot; step was helpful in exposing the entire subject matter to you. Search can give you laser-like depth, but it is not conducive to breadth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GSHamster, post: 5633619, member: 20187"] I don't think the new tech will greatly change reading fiction. I have an e-reader, and the primary advantage is space savings. I can carry several books in the same physical space as one book. Otherwise it's pretty much the same, one page at a time. Non-fiction, on the other hand, is a more interesting question. However, I don't think the important tech is social media or e-readers. Rather, it is "search". Being able to rapidly and accurately search a text for the exact information you need changes things. Before we had good search, you would often read an entire reference work in advance when learning something. Then when you had a problem, you'd kind of remember the book talking about something and you'd try and find where you saw what you need. But now, you just search for your exact problem and you find the exact answer quickly. But that "pre-reading" step was helpful in exposing the entire subject matter to you. Search can give you laser-like depth, but it is not conducive to breadth. [/QUOTE]

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