> Plus, as far as children's books go, physical books are way, way better than ebooks. I might even go as far to say that ebooks will never replace children's books.
For me there is a log of nostalgia around going to Borders with my parents as a child. Regarding the eBook thing you may be correct, but for me they already have replaced real books. For 5 dollars a month through an app on iPad my kid gets access to thousands of children's books on-demand ranging from a direct page-for-page port to something more interactive with sound, interactions, and video. I, for one, welcome our e-book overlords.
I suppose regarding children's books I should have tempered that with "all children's books". There's a category of children's book that provides a tactile experience that ebooks/apps cannot match (e.g., "The Very Hungry Caterpillar")
(FWIW, you can get a "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" app, but it's a different experience, being an interactive toy. Not worse, not better, just different. It appears to nicely complement, not replace, the book.)
For me there is a log of nostalgia around going to Borders with my parents as a child. Regarding the eBook thing you may be correct, but for me they already have replaced real books. For 5 dollars a month through an app on iPad my kid gets access to thousands of children's books on-demand ranging from a direct page-for-page port to something more interactive with sound, interactions, and video. I, for one, welcome our e-book overlords.