How is print media losing ground to electronic media in both content and delivery systems?

Print media has been around for many years and is defined as paper publications circulated in the form of physical editions of books, magazines, journals and newsletters (reference.com) which was the first type of “mass media” for its time and the first type writer was created in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg. Print media has come a very long way but seems to be coming to a halt due to digitization of everything around us. We use any and everything that is electronic to go about our days; even cars are electronic and don’t need gas to drive them or men to put them together. The world is evolving and some of our old practices must be revamped in my opinion. In the article on Author Terry Deary he says “I’m not attacking libraries, I’m attacking the concept behind libraries, which is no longer relevant,” I agree with him that the concept of libraries is no longer relevant but I do not agree that they should be shut down, but revamped to suite our needs today. In many communities we are lacking co-working spaces for youth who want to do other things than sports. We see these spaces all over Manhattan but not in the neighborhoods we live in. Every neighborhood has a library and I believe if revamped by the government could promote positivity within the community. Kids no longer need to search for a book at the library when they can read a synopsis online or just buy the book on their tablets for an affordable price. Electronic media is easily accessible and is mobile. I can carry 100 books on me anywhere I go with access to them at anytime through my phones IBook’s app. No longer in this 21st century does one have to search for hours for something they wanted to research or look for they can easily search for their answer on Google. In the article “The End of Books” by Robert Coover he talks about ‘Hypertext’ which is links in writing that take you to websites, graphics, and other things that enhance the piece or “bring it to life” as some may say. I believe that it is the future to what we know as regular reading of a book on an IPad but it may take away from the imagination and creativity of the reader; not allowing them to interpret the works in which ever way they may want to. I believe it is giving too much away. Most people who like to read do it to escape and fall into a trance they can create by the author’s words that force emotion and imagery. I believe like Coover says that, “There are no hierarchies in these topless (and bottomless) networks, as paragraphs, chapters and other conventional text divisions are replaced by evenly empowered and equally ephemeral window-sized blocks of text and graphics — soon to be supplemented with sound, animation and film.” What we know as reading will just be watching soon enough. Print Media is on its way our but I do believe that it will be around for at least the next ten to fifteen years until everything is digital.