[News] When will printed media become obsolete?

I, for one, can't really stand reading anything longer than about 20 pages on a computer screen. I feel it's just a really frustrating format to take in information on on a large scale. If I have a document longer than that that needs to be read, often I'll find some way to have it printed (at my school or something as I don't have one myself).

Also, even if newspapers/magazines are suffering in overall sales, I don't think that printed news media will necessarily drop off entirely, especially in places like cities that involve mass public transit and a great deal of waiting. The convenience, as someone mentioned, of being able to grab and read something on the go far outweighs the portable access of technology, as of right now. Even if I had immaculate service on a portable internet device on a train, I still think I'd rather hold and read something personally than sifting through a news site on the internet.

I'm not sure that e-books will ever really replace printed books; I think this might be due to what I said earlier and other mentioned - a natural preference for a physical thing that can be carried and reaccessed easily. And you know, that "book feel".

As much as digital advances, I don't think it'll necessarily replace analog entirely for the simple fact that people like owning things.

Jam it back in, in the dark.