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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Very logical but, as somebody said, if the world were a logical place men would ride sidesaddle. I've certainly seen no diminishment in the supply of used pbooks so, if they're going to disappear then I think it'll take a long, long time.
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I think it really depends where in the market you're looking as to what's happening with the numbers. There are more than enough used books in the system to keep it going for a very long time. Where we're likely to see the drop first is in mass-market paperback bestsellers.
With mass-market paperback sales dropping as ebooks rise, there are fewer copies of the new titles going into the system, and as this continues they'll get harder and harder to find. It may take a while, and the possible shift from used pbooks to ebooks may mask it as the demand goes down along with the supply, but used pbook stores are going to see the hit more and more.