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Originally Posted by rkomar
I wonder how much of this is due to all the people with new e-readers, looking to buy their first e-books with stars in their eyes. Sooner or later, the new car smell will be gone from their devices, and they'll start to consider what they are involved in. And also, sooner or later, the numbers of new buyers will start to diminish. Only then will we be able to make long-term predictions based on short-term trends.
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I think that a lot of the increase in sales has to do with ereader prices dropping so dramatically, which has significantly opened up the market. But, yeah, at some point growth will slow. Although it is hard for me to see ebook owners going back to paper books.