You're probably right. I think of that when I've got the trunk of my car opened and am looking at my phone book or map and some smart ass techie type is hunting for it on his IPhone. Only thing is my phone book or map doesn't ever run out of power and doesn't need a signal to work. So I always am going to have them with me. But what I usually do if I download an Ebook is save it to file and then email the file to the local stationary store and they print it off in a manual format with clear plastic covers front and back for about ten bucks. Then I have a real book again,lol................