The Electronic Book Burning

It's no surprise in this age of technological advancement that the death of the printed word is inevitable.  The Kindle allows people to store thousands of texts on one electronic device.  I wish this had come around earlier, I could have saved a bajillion dollars on textbooks.  It's not just the Kindle, the Internet is contributing to the fading out of books, newspapers, magazines etc.  Some book publishers have a problem with that while others, who publish books for a profitable living and not to have as a physical artifact, do not have a problem.  I understand why some are hesitant to make the swith from printed to electronic.  The book is a human artifact that has been such a big part of our lives for centuries.  This is a whole new era that is forcing itself upon us ever so quickly.  I'm all for the shift but I will definitely miss reading my Daily News.  My question is, with everyone staring at screens all day, what will this change do to our overrall visibility?