Early stages of development typically are characterized by people thinking of the new in terms of the old. For example, when cars first came out they were thought of as horse-less carriages. One of the first steps in the development of the newer technology is to help people do familiar things with it. There is still much work to be done to enable users to comfortably read electronically published documents. The use of pen-based computers will be of great assistance in accomplishing this.
Electronic publishing is more than just paper-less publishing.
There are many benefits to reading in an electronic manner. They include such things as dictionary lookups, marking of text, and enhancing the readability of text for people with visual impairments. Many new possibilities are yet to be imagined. CA or on paper by request to the address given at the bottom of this document. You'll Ever Read by Frank Ogden published 1993.