Ubisoft does away with paperback game manuals

[greenmedic88]

Ail said:

Can't disagree with them...
I just got a Kindle2 this week end, and despite being a huge book collector ( over 1300 scifi/fantasy books in my collection) I've decided to do away with books and only read e-books from now on...
It's easier to carry around, makes managing my collection easier and at any time anywhere on earth i can order a new book and get it within 60 seconds...( when reading the 7th part of a huge fantasy serie it is very easy to go back to previous books and get up to date very fast...).

And every book written before 1923 is basically free ( integral of Shakespeare work : 2.50$...)

Lets face it, 20 years from now most bookstores and newstands will have disappeared and the e-book market will represent the huge majority of sales..

Collecting books can be pretty inconvenient past a certain point. Even worse than digital media like CDs, DVDs, etc.

I've imagined a future for quite some time where all those books would be available in digital format once the ability to access them became ubiquitous (beyond e-book readers, etc.) although there is still something to be said about having a physical book to reference by thumb, or high quality plates that don't have to be zoomed in upon to see the detail (art books, visual reference books and the like).

But as far as novels go...

Bookstores are already feeling the pinch. Face it; physical book inventory is not the most efficient means of getting the product to consumers. Borders is on the verge of bankruptcy and will likely be absorbed if they don't find a way to adjust their business model fast (much like Blockbuster with movie rentals).

Who knows? If e-book technology becomes cheap and common enough, traditional books may be on their way out as the primary means of distribution in less than ten years.