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Originally Posted by nekokami
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.
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There are too many casual readers for that to work, and I doubt that a majority of people will have a device capable of reading e-books. While it is a nice dream, I think paper is going to continue to be with us for a long time, just like CDs will continue to be with us even with the increase in digital downloads of music.
Jason