I think the key bit of the article is the first sentence, the view is attributed to:
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Terry Deary, an apparently lone literary voice to believe that libraries have "had their day"
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You can understand the pound signs clouding his views, anyone who thinks that his library loans equal what he should be getting in sales ("If I sold the book I'd get 30p per book. I get six grand, and I should be getting £180,000") is clearly a bit blinkered in their views.