The Demise of Books

Now who would expect a Pulitzer prize-winning author (The Evening Post 17.7.12) to say he is ok with the demise of paper books if “books” can be delivered to readers less expensively by other means.
Richard Ford’s idea might appeal to the young generation(s) but to anyone who grew up with bound paper pages in their hands it’s anathema. Do we have to have a global society where everything is digitised, including sex?