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Originally Posted by haertig
The market will decide what is "too locked down with DRM" and "costs too much". Until (if?) the market puts their collective foot down, expect both of these things to continue increasing. If the market balks, either (1) Amazon/publishers/etc will back off, or (2) eBook sales will decline significantly and the format may possibly go the way of the dinosaur.
The world will not end. This is not a must-have technology. If Amazon/publishers/etc treat it as such, they will simply hasten their own demise. That's all. Reading will not become extinct. My understanding is that eBooks are already in decline vs. paper-based books. I like eBooks fine, but could live without them.
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Only for the big publishers are ebook sales down. Ebooks are like microwaves, contrary to what some people think neither are going anywhere.
Report from Big 5 says ebook sales are down, report from data guy states sales are up.
Both are correct. People are buying more indie ebooks and less Big 5 ebooks. So yes, technically sales are down for the group profiled but that is not the only group with ebooks.
Rather like a designer saying microwaves are going the way of the dinosaurs because most people he comes in contact with don't want them.
Note people that actually use a designer are more niche than people that use ereaders.