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Originally Posted by epiphany
Well I agree with him that book stores will probably continue to sell mostly pbooks. Who would bother going to a shop for an ebook when they will all be delivered instantly over wireless networks? As for whether physical books will still be in high-demand in 10 years: I expect they will but, in the words of Yogi Berra, it's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.
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I think there will be a lot fewer bookstores. We already see them branching off into a lot more things that just books. If I go into B&N, I see games, stationery, and a cafe. I would say roughly 40% of the square footage of that store is not devoted to reading material.