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Originally Posted by TheLongshot
For a lot of people, e-books have a long way to go, with reading options either being too expensive or unacceptable.
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This is true currently. But (putting my psychic hat on) I predict that within 10 years, mass-market paperbacks (the format we see most, not the other weird paperback formats) will disappear for all except bestsellers in supermarkets/drugstores/airports. The current distribution model (send loads of copies everywhere, accept covers as returns for full price) is far too expensive and inefficient. I think non-bestseller non-hardcovers will be replaced by ebooks.