Printed books are a thing of the past, you'll get used to it. Yes, I'm talking about books in general. Dictionaries and encyclopedias are just the extreme case

Printed books are a thing of the past, you'll get used to it. Yes, I'm talking about books in general. Dictionaries and encyclopedias are just the extreme cases where the sheer size makes the advantages (especially searchability and linking) of electronic media so obvious (relative to the disadvantages) that it's already killing the paper versions. Most other kinds of printed books will follow sooner or later. All this blah-blah about "haptic experiences" ist just nostalgia mixed with (perfectly legitimate) concerns about the usability of electronic media available today - but there's almost limitless room for improvement there, while paper books have none.