Harley Davidson

Newspapers and book publishers should convert to electronic publishing over paper publishing as their primary product.

Yes and No... Well, make that a maybe.

Depending on the publisher’s target audience one could go either way. Any news worthy of a ‘Headline’ status can be found online if a person has access to a computer. Though, the fact that it’s available in electronic form will not do away with the demand for the printed paper. Some people like to have that hard copy to sit down and read. Until very small and cheap gadgets are created that can emulate paper and give us an extremely portable digital solution to a hard copy, it is going to continue to be necessary to print. Logically, because there is a great demand for printed materials, a company would stand to lose a great deal of profits by discontinuing the printed versions. It’s hardly comfortable to lie on a beach or curled up by a fireplace with your laptop reading the latest New York Times best seller. Imagine that same book on your blackberry…simply not comfortable. Loss of power, hit the wrong button by accident and one has lost their spot in the story.

On the other hand, if we were to focus on technical articles, educational materials, and professional publications, electronic