Prediction 177

Duration 5 years (02005-02010)

“By 2010 more than 50 percent of books sold worldwide will be printed on demand at the point of sale in the form of library-quality paperbacks.”

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Vinton G. Cerf

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Cerf’s Argument

At some point, laptop or smaller devices with high quality displays and suitable access controls for intellectual property will make the sale and consumption of books, sounds and movies through these devices practical. Audio devices, such as Apple's iPod, offer an example. Carrying around a bunch of paper is uneccessary and despite the argument that a book doesn't need a battery or a re-charge, I believe that it will be very common for people to read for work and for pleasure with the same device(s) they use daily to do their work. I don't think books are going away, of course. And if electronic reading devices have not penetrated widely enough on a worldwide basis by 2010, I will lose my bet :)

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I disagree...

Although Vinton Cerf is a forward thinking individual with established credentials, I respectfully disagree with him. I don't think we'll see this happening within the time frame of the bet. It's late 02008 already, with no signs that I've seen of any major retailers implementing a program like this.

Also, Cerf's argument provided here doesn't seem to fit the terms of the bet...

Carrying around a bunch of paper is uneccessary and despite the argument that a book doesn't need a battery or a re-charge, I believe that it will be very common for people to read for work and for pleasure with the same device(s) they use daily to do their work.
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