The New York Times just put up
this article on ebooks and the future of reading. It's much more optimistic about the future of reading and has some figures people might be interested in.
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The object we are accustomed to calling a book is undergoing a profound modification as it is stripped of its physical shell. Kindle’s long-term success is still unknown, but Amazon should be credited with imaginatively redefining its original product line, replacing the book business with the reading business.
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Overall, it's a pretty good article.