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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Depends on the market segment. In some segments, ebook growth is mostly cannibalization. In others, it is mostly new readers going straight to ebooks (YA, for example). And in yet others, ebooks have close to zero presence.
All in all, though, most of the BPHs are reporting declining print revenues and booming ebook revenue *overall*. Individual subsidiaries and national markets will vary.
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Jerry Pournelle reports that he is now making more on ebook sales than he was on dead tree sales. Of course, he hasn't produced a ton of new books in recent years, but he has a pretty big backlist. I always thought that ebooks was a god send for writers with name recognition who have a good sized backlist.