In this New York Times article, ereaders are predicted to soon be as flexible as today's print newspapers -- and as socially shared. Here's an excerpt:
Clive Thompson, a science and technology writer and columnist for Wired magazine, said that if “publishers are smart — and readers lucky” the content of the ebooks of the future will be more open and collaborative.
“You’ll be able to cut, paste and exchange your favorite passages, using them in the same promiscuous way we now use online text and video to argue, think, or express how we’re feeling,” Mr. Thompson said.
In other words, ebooks will become social experiences, with sharing among readers and even the ability to see the most popular passages as other readers highlight and comment in real time. “Ebooks will display their social and informational life,” Mr. Thompson said.
We wonder if print books will eventually take on the same charm currently reserved for antiques!