How Technology Killed Reading

Okay, it would be a bit exaggerated to say technology killed reading, but it certainly did manage to deliver a powerful blow that sent printed literature into its death throes, especially for the younger generations.
The number one thing technology did to maim actual books and stories was that technology became more convenient. In today's day and age a lot of things are rushed, people want to find the fastest way to do things, and thanks to faster processors and the internet, going on your computer became a lot easier than reading an actual book. And one of the saddest things is that people don't really go on computers to read books, they go on computers to find quick summaries of books online, that basically do all the work for them. When a teacher assigns a book for kids to read nowadays in school, I would be willing to bet you money that more than half the kids don't read it, they just use Sparknotes and Wikipedia. This tends to be much more of a problem with young people, because in general older people aren't assigned to read things, so why would they want to go online and just read summaries of random books. Some people might argue "why is this a problem?" I'll tell you why, because when kids skip out on reading by looking up a quick summary its because they're usually looking for more free time to do things like play video games. I'm not saying playing video games is bad, because I love them and YES they can be educational and well worth one's time. But a good read is a rarity in today's younger society, so I think it would do some good to retire the controller for a bit and read that novel your teacher assigned last week. And books aren't half as bad as some kids believe, if kids didn't have a chance to just take the easy way out on school reading assignments they would be forced to read. And then maybe they'd actually realize it was really enlightening and enjoyable. And if they didn't like the book, as Calvin's dad would say, it builds character.
Okay, now you see my opinion on Sparknotes and online resources like that, which allow kids to take the easy way out and forget about diligence and determination. Now I want to comment on another piece of technology I think has really screwed reading over: eBooks. I don't care if its the Kindle, the Nook, or your iPad, its a ripoff and its stupid. Your paying like $300 so that you can read something through a screen and not off actual pages. And don't try to tell me that books are expensive too because the government will let you read them for free, its called the Library. Think about it, does your book ever have "software problems," or do you ever have to "charge" your book? No, so why would you want to waste money to read LCD pixels rather than something in real life. Also, as a plus, reading actual books makes you look intellectual, reading off your iPhone makes it look like your playing games or texting, what makes a better impression? The sad thing is that the commercial-loving consumer-culture that I'm trying to reach here are the kind of people who are very unlikely ever read this or something like it, go figure.
Don't get the impression that I'm against technology or anything, an Sparknotes can be great when I want to review. But when people start using it as a replacement to reading, they've gone to far. I don't think technology has slayed reading yet, but think about, just as people who use to pass stories down by mouth, or by glamorous self-written manuscripts were put out by the printing press, books will eventually be extinguished by technology.