Replacing Text Books with Laptops???

Looking on Edutopia, I came across the question, "Should laptops replace textbooks?" My first thought was instantly no, textbooks are definitely needed in the classroom. Then I read what others' opinions were and started really thinking about what laptops can bring that textbooks can't, along with why are textbooks still needed too. Textbooks have many benefits especially in an era where students are reading less than they used to and libraries are frequented very rarely. Computers are great and any information that you need can be at your finger tips within seconds. The bad thing about computers if that students can easily be distracted away from the work they are supposed to be doing and be playing games, or looking up information that is not on topic. I am also concerned with the amount of time that kids already spend on computers and in front of the TV already, let along adding it at school too. Computers can be useful but we really would have to crack down on how they are being used and that could take away from the time we actually teach.