Thread: Ebooks now 8.5% of sales, expected to climb to 40% in 3-5 years
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Old 08-12-2010, 04:06 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash View Post
I think that we will see the return of the independent bookstore in the next 10-20 years....
As in, the same way we've seen a non-resurgence of the independent music store and independent video store...?

I'm not sure I agree with the time frame, and I expect paper to stick around for some time, but brick and mortar bookstores are roadkill.

The only plausible exception is super-niche stores in big cities or serving a very specific community, e.g. art books, college bookstores, used books. Even the used stores will eventually get strangled by the dearth of remainders and new paper books.
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