This article reminded me about David Pankow's presentation on the evolution of books. During his presentation he spoke of how books have been evolving to fit our wants and needs. He made the comparison to the movie The Shrinking Man, and how the tiniest books that may not be convinient for us, may be for others. This article suggests the same for e-readers. It briefly touched on rollable e-ink displays, which I didn't know much about, so I clicked on that link to read more. I think the idea of rollable e-ink displays gives e-reader manufacturers the freedom to have their product evolve with time. The rollable e-ink display allows an individual to carry a reader around in their pocket, pull it out, and roll out a 5 inch screen. This screen is capable of displaying text, graphics and maps, on an easy to read screen that is even readable in bright sunlight. The article goes on to say that when the reader is done they can unroll the display which returns the reader to pocket size. Like David Pankow, I believe that not only will books continue to evolve to suit our needs, but now e-books and e-readers will do the same.
For Reference:
http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3519