Introduction

Large developments in the advancement of technology have seen digital reading device sales surge, in turn provoking what is today thought to be a sizable argument both for and against the ‘death of print’ within the publishing industry. When it comes to the future of books and reading will this too be a case of out with the old, in with the new? For me at least, holding a book in my hand and the act of physically turning a page cannot be achieved by simply staring at a screen. E-Readers and tablets are not likely to replace the book; these gadgets are simply a compliment to traditional reading. Not a substitute. Print is here to stay.

One of many topical points surrounding this argument includes the contemporary debate of print Vs digital. Is print dead? Or is there something about the print book we just can’t give up? What is the future of the book if e-Readers and tablets slowly dominate the printed format as the preferred vehicle on which people read books?