With the advent of technology, will traditional paper books become obsolete? I know some schools in our country now prefer using ipads or tablets and also recommends that their students follow too. They equip the ipad or tablet with the school books and so traditional books are buried in this practice. Of course, there are some advantages and disadvantages with the usage of ebooks. These are the ones I could think of:

Advantages:
1. Not heavy to carry. You only need the gadget and you have all your books.
2. Very handy. You can study on the way to school. Less chance of forgetting your books at home.

Disadvantages:
1. Cheating can be quite easy with a gadget around.
2. Can produce eyesores or headaches.

What do you think, will traditional paper books become obsolete in the future?

I remember when I was in medicine school, all my classmates use an iPad or tablet. They all have their medical ebooks there. All of which they got for free. You made some great points. Books especially medical books, cost quite a lot. When you have free ebooks around, why buy the textbook which can really strain your wallet?

But I am one of those students who cannot study in the iPad. I still bought the textbooks that I can afford. Those that I cannot afford, I just printed the ebooks lol. My then boyfriend, now husband, also bought books, all the books actually.

Yeah if the school can provide the tablet, they can minimize cheating because they know what is in the gadget. I guess in the future, only a tablet is needed to have all yor files with you, on the go.