The jury is still out on this for me! To read the text in print, to read it on a computer screen, or even to listen to it being read to me.... What's right for me may not be right for someone else.
I had a job where I was editing 60-80 page scripts on a daily basis, and oftentimes had to print them out to be able to read them efficiently and edit them well. I'm sure this is because of my own background, and the fact that I am a digital immigrant. But someone growing up with only all this technology surrounding them, may feel that their skills, in that same position I was in, would have been more accurate if they were reading and editing scripts straight onto the computer screen. While it's more convenient and easier on the environment, I do envision a time when there aren't any physical textbooks, and the tops of students' desks become computer screens that students manipulate easily during class (that contain all their notes and textbooks they could ever need in a lifetime), I'm not sure that it's right for all styles of learning...yet.
All that being said, I can see how much more of an exciting experience it would be for today's learners if they were reading a cd on their computer and could click on a link that could take them to more information or perhaps better information (i.e. primary sources, rather than simply reading about something, they could look at the actual documentation or video of what they're reading about.)
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