[LadyBrooke]

I can't imagine growing up without books, but if they truly become a luxury item I guess a lot of people will grow up with the privilege of reading books. Which rather scares me, seeing as the literacy rate is bad enough without denying access to people who want to read.

Also the idea of being completely dependent on an electronic device for my books scares me. Electronics don't work half the time.

I work in the Middle School Library this year. I also read to some of the kindergartners and first graders on the bus. I can tell you that for some of these kids there is nothing compared to a physical book. So I don't think that today's kids necessarily want book publishers to stop publishing physical books.