You can have your own virtual library right on your computer. There are also disadvantages to e-books. The hardware may be costly until it becomes very popular and the price goes down. Many people believe that only rich people and countries will be able to afford to have e-books. Many writers are worried that they won t get paid correctly if they can t keep track of the sale of books, just like what s happening with Napster and the record companies.
Makers discuss whether E-books are a novelty or an alternative.
They wonder if it can be used as a good learning tool or is it just something that will come and go. As an alternative they are as good as any computer job like faxing and e-mailing, but the problem is that they are not hooked up to printers or to other people so that you can share what you are doing the way you can with the Internet. As a novelty, e-books are a fun way of reading but the novelty may wear off. Later In the future e-books will become a part of libraries in addition to the paper books that are already there. They may even be a part of schools or school libraries.