There has been a slowdown in the growth of e-readers. They seem to be finding themselves supplanted by more general purpose tablets (something which was widely predicted to eventually happen).

Tablet computers are more general purpose content consumption devices. I own an iPad (a gift from a lovely woman), but I only rarely read books on it. In fact, very nearly the only thing I read with a clear print correspondent are comic books (I read my comics in a mix of old fashioned print and iPad; at present, I consume three DC titles: Action Comics, Batman, and Aquaman).

When I want to read, I use my nook or a print book.

Studies suggest I’m not alone: people don’t read books on tablet computers. They read lots of things, but not books.

Could this presage some growth in print books? After all, so long as people read, they will read books, and if dedicated e-readers decline and if people are not reading on tablets, could we not see a rise in the three dimensional book as object?