The problem seems to be the supply chain for pBooks
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A lumber shortage and reductions in workers at paper mills have contributed to a paper shortage that’s affecting not just book production but paper towels, toilet paper, and envelopes as well. And because many books are printed in China, the route from printer to the bookstore is currently fraught with bottlenecks. Port congestion, lack of shipping containers, a shortage of dockworkers, and trucking staffing problems are impeding the movement of books from warehouses to stores.
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The publishers could still publish these books as eBooks as they won't have any supply chain issues. However, that will cause a problem that the publishers don't want. It will cause eBooks to rise in sales and pBooks to drop in sales.
Me, I'm very much OK new books coming out as eBooks only because of supply chain problems.