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Originally Posted by Rizla
There is an important difference between audio and books.
Music was already digitized via CD and there was no perceivable or actual difference between downloaded music and playing from a CD.
But reading a paper book is very different to reading on an electronic screen, even the best e-ink screens available. Surveys show that most people prefer to read on paper.
The vast majority of books are still read on paper.
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Single songs sold on the internet back in the late 90s were typically 128bit or 256bit. There was a huge fidelity difference, yet still they still sold. I bought a lot.
The popularity of music downloads drove higher fidelity file standards, and music sales probably contributed significantly to the development of greater and faster bandwidth on the internet as a whole.