Yes, I agree. The OP asked why do we think ebook sales are declining? The article states
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The shift is a surprise reversal for an industry that experts just a decade ago predicted was facing radical change, if not a slow death, because of digitization and changing reading habits. Instead, e-book sales in the U.S. were down about 17% last year, according to the AAP industry group, while printed book rev-enue rose 4.5%.
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I am directly contributing to that decline in ebook sales because I no longer buy ebooks directly from the publishers, which I assume is what is the source of that metric. That's $605 in lost sales from me this year. Yet, I'm reading just as many or even more books than ever. And I'm still reading ebooks. I've just shifted to alternate distribution methods including library lending and a subscription service. I did not shift back to buying paper books.