Originally Posted by Waylander
Thanks for the replies, all interesting and once again show how much knowledge people have on here. In response to pdurrant, I suppose I used that timescale because I wasn't on here at the time, wasn't even aware of this site so wasn't aware of the changes described, and only really became aware of what Kindles were when I got one for Christmas in 2010. That was the breakthrough year in the UK, because the store launched here in the summer followed by a new device just in time for Christmas. I literally had no idea that Kindles existed before then, and look back now with wry astonishment.
Also, as I was only really a general pbook consumer who took more than a usual close interest, the years between 2010-2012 looked like book armageddon, with tales of falling sales, closing shops (Borders in USA and indies in UK) and publishers apparently on their uppers. However, now the book world is in quite a good place. There's room for all types of books, readers and writers, whether ebook/pbook, self-published/traditional/hybrid writers and so on.
Of course change happens, but from the vantage point described above, maybe it's easier to see why I posed the question? Anyway, thanks again for all the responses.
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