The documentary “The Printed Word” was fascinating. I actually visited the bookstore that was featured in the film first, then ended up going to Barnes and Nobles afterwards, even though i preferred the selection of books available at St Marks Books. I think that the idea that ebooks will eventually kill books is a little far fetched. Ebooks along with solid books are more preference as to how media is delivered as opposed to a format change as history has seen with the vinyl record to cassette tape into the mp3. Ebooks allow authors to release there work at a lower cost to a worldwide market almost immediately, while print books allow for memorable items and gifts and books that can’t really be take for granted or replaced. It’s fairly difficult to emulate paper texture differences, popouts and 3d books along with the smell feel and authenticity of a book, nor is it possible to completely disregard the ease of use and connivance of having an entire library of books available in less then a pound of material. Print will never die, as the things that ebooks emulate will always be what ebooks aim to emulate. Further still, independent book stores and book stores themselves likely won’t be entirely phased out forever because as the documentary mentions, bookstores are more about the culture and book selection then selling the books for huge profits.