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Presents the author's opinion the impact of rapid changes in media because of technology, and why text and paper will not become obsolete. Remarks on ever changing direction of technology; Transformation of the way one learns; Definition of the message, Effect of computers on the way one writes.

The article reports on the plan to launch the electronic paper on 2008. The device held an ultra-thin screen size of a newspaper page with a very high resolution. The device when connected to the Internet will keep on updating the daily paper and will keep un updating the paper electronically and automatically during the day. The instrument has been developed by several companies in order to respond to the clamor of the consumers demand for larger displays in smaller devices. The launching of the electronic paper in 2008 is anticipated to create positive impact to the publishing industry by opening the possibility of printing on thin and flexible plastic substrates.

The article reports on the invention of an erasable paper that fades printed text within 16 to 24 hours when exposed to a specific wavelength of light, developed by a research team at Xerox Research Centre in Canada and Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. Eric Shrader, PARC area manager of industrial ink-jet systems, noted that the experimental printing technology will reduce paper use, but its commercial availability would take a long way.