Will e-books destroy publishing?

Although it hasn't had much impact on the children's textbook market yet, e-textbooks are changing some aspects of college textbooks. The exorbitant prices charged for college textbooks has been a deterrent to many students and their parents, many of whom are already struggling to pay college costs. Now a major study of e-textbooks in the UK has suggested that the future for this form of publishing should be bright, and not only for students. E-textbooks have not impacted the sale of print books very much as there are still some people who prefer print; what they have done is open alternatives for students. And the age of students does not seem to matter in predicting whether or not the e-textbooks will be welcomed and used. Although these findings may not be applicable to textbooks for young students in high school, it's quite likely that they might be. Of all the areas of e-publishing coming along, e-textbooks appears to be the one with the brightest future.