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I stopped buying new books a long time ago. Not that I didn't want them or that I would not pay for them but as a fast reader who seldom reread, the books started costing more in storage/shipping than I wanted to invest. I packed up my books to move once and there were 18 large boxes.
Ebooks are a financial boon to the author in that in that those 18 boxes can be put on a thumb drive. Despite DRM concerns etc. people can afford to keep them space-wise and carry them around in their pocket.
Unfortunately (for the author) I am mentally locked into the library system and rarely buy books, but newer or more affluent readers are more apt to continue to buy books regularly when they don't have to worry about storing or moving them. And I have bought several ebooks recently so there is even a small market from people like me who have been going the second hand/library route.
Possibly I have started to buy books again because I want to pay authors for the enjoyment I get and have gotten from their books. And if there are publishers involved they should get compensation as well as they helped make the enjoyment received possible.
Helen
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