This article explains the joy of writing and reading on a paper today, even with the lot of advanced electronic hand-held devices for handling text information. The processors in the market today, can handle multiple information and formats of data, but for plain text book seems to be best. For the various reading device, first of all, the complexity of using the device is pretty high, secondly, one have to install a reading software in the system to make it work. After doing all of these, the final experience achieved still does not match reading from a printed book.
Prototype reader reflect the next step toward the e-book technology, but the biggest obstacle to this is the screen resolution. The low resolution, bright contrast and low battery power are some of the problems that the reading device faces. Sony and iRex released e-book reader which uses a technology called e-paper. This display with its electronic ink looks pretty much like looking at a paper.
One of the important issue concerning e-books is handling Digital Rights Management (DRM). The publishing industry want to be sure that each author gets paid for their work. It doesn't want the e-book to be the same as the digital music as today. Sony tries to dominate the e-book market by hosting a e-book store. The article concludes by saying e-books are unlikely to compete, but with the wide spread of new technologies, it could make a change.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4849368.stm