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Originally Posted by Insalata
You’re probably right, but I’d rather see ebooks replace paperbacks
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They'll probably largely replace paperbacks, too. But hard backs are a major part of publishers' profits, so that matters more for this discussion.
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Originally Posted by Insalata
, and publishers offering a hardback version printed on decent paper, and properly bound instead of the current hardbacks that are just as cheaply and badly made as most paperbacks. If a hardback was a beautiful thing, lovely to hold and to look at, people might be less unhappy about paying a higher price.
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Actually, in the long run, I expect we'll see books stores survive in part on small, relatively inexepnsive print on demand machines. Pick out a book, feed in your credit card, and by the time you're done with your Starbucks latte, your books is ready.