Steven Levy

Newsweek reporter Steven Levy predicts that as computers get even faster and the Internet becomes more widespread and easier to access, "e—books" will replace traditional books. These handheld devices will display text electronically rather than on paper and will be cheaper and easier to publish than conventional books. Because some authors may move from working directly with publishing houses to downloading their novels direct to a website, e—books will revolutionize the publishing industry. Because all of these new reading devices will be connected to the Internet, they will certainly change the way people read.