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Originally Posted by DrNefario
If the budget-conscious are forced to move over to ebooks, will the average quality of their reading material fall?
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Why would you think that? I used to buy whatever cheap used books I could easily get my hands on, generally they were not high quality. Now that I'm reading ebooks I can access thousands of classics in the public domain for free and have far more choices online as well, often older prize winning books are offered on sale. The quality of my reading has improved dramatically with the introduction of ebooks.
Regarding the OP, I expect there will be a short term glut while ebook converts dump their pbooks in the used market, followed by a shortage of newer used pbooks. Then more people will switch over the ebooks, reducing the demand of used pbooks in line with what's available. Market forces will sort it all out.