>> > What's the successor to the book? And how could books be improved? First, what's the purpose of books ? There's entertainment of course. But let's focus

>> > What's the successor to the book? And how could books be improved? First, what's the purpose of books ? There's entertainment of course. But let's focus on books that teach. Their purpose is to let you access some knowledge, in a deep way. On the other hand, computer systems are starting to fill that role, and the level of depth they can achieve is growing - on a good day, with the right query, Google may give you access to Amazing content, content that may help you connect different concepts - based on your past searches - just like your brain does. Another option is if it was easy for a book author to package her knowledge in a smart chatbot or maybe an expert system, and we will have hundreds of such advisors advising us, or just interactively chatting with us,correcting our mistakes, that would be an interesting replacement to the book.