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Not according to Book Expo America
Dear All:
I just got back from the International Digital Publishing Forum/ Book Expo America.
They had some interesting statistics.
One of them is that 39% of all people who now own eBooks say that they also buy the same number or more of pBooks (printed books) as they use to do before they bought their device.
Yes, soon enough paper environmental problems will raise the price of paper sky high. Paper Mill Sludge contains 32 known carcinogens. Mitigation is woefully expensive. So, eBook Readers ARE the way to go from an enivironmental standpoint. Also, those same statistics show that eBooks are about $6.25 less expensive on average then pBooks. Then there is the main reasons why people buy eBook Readers: carry entire library around with you (meaning no landfill problems) and out-of-print classics are FREE in eBook form.
pBooks will be around for quite a while but the economic and environmental benefits of eBooks are the way to go!
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