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It's worth looking at what happened to magazines, and not just records. Not that long ago, magazine publishing was a huge industry. The advent of the web has drastically curtailed the business. Large newsstands -- and certainly magazine outlets on every corner -- are a rarity. I think the same thing will happen to paperback stores and sooner than we might expect. Ebooks are convenient in so many ways. If it's 10% this year, 40% in a couple of more years isn't really out of the question. Stores will need to retool, downsize or close to survive this evolution.
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