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Interesting but didn't see anything new.
I see paper publishing, distribution and sales as a barrier between the producer and the consumer. It's established, it's known and people are comfortable with it so the article seems to be grab a hot chocolate, hug your books and tell them they aren't going away. I think it's the wrong message to be sending to the industry.
No I can't predict the future but I see that print publishing is a declining industry with little opportunity for innovation. Electronic publishing is a growth industry with new rules and everyone in the industry should be evaluating the potential and what their new role is in this model.
With anything new you can ignore it and hope it goes away or you can embrace it and look for opportunities. Focus on the positive, change the rules and move forward. The past has shown which strategy is most successful.
Yes I believe the paper publishing industry will be around for years to come but how quickly it will decline is the question rather then how long it will be around.
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