In his latest YouTube video futurist Patrick Dixon says paper use is
up because it “has this extraordinary capacity to deliver bandwidth
to human beings” due to higher resolution as compared to digital
screens.
“The sheer physicality of books makes them supremely readable.
It’s a very high definition source for the eye,” says Dixon, adding
that books are “very convenient. You can read through [them]
incredibly quickly. You can flip pages around.”
As to how long will paper continue to dominate communication,
Dixon forecasts that the industry “will continue for a very long
time despite all the advances that are being talked about for the
next 10 years.”
