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Still, this type of device has got a long way to go before it replaces the paper book. At present, even the Web-hip younger generation believes that the electronic document will continue to complement the paper version.

"People believe it's going to be difficult to swear on an electronic Bible," quipped Gilles Biscos, president of Interquest. He also spoke at the session with Munyan. People still trust the printed word, he said. Book stores, he added, will soon print books on site, changing the traditional publishing model.