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I love "what-if" stories, so, here goes...
What if tomorrow all books would be available in electronic format? That is, every new release, but also every book from the backlist?
How much would the book sales profit from this? (so, not only counting pbooks, but ebooks too).
Another what-if.
What if somebody manages to kill off all illegal books on the darknet, and you wouldn't be able to share those anymore either? (you won't lose the ones you already may have)
Same question: how much would the book sales profit from this?
Personally, I think the first scenario will have the biggest impact. I personally don't feel like buying a paper book unless I really like that book. Either because it's just a beautiful book (visible) and looks awesome in the bookcase or it's just such an awesome book you just must have it in your visible library.
While I have bought books electronically that I might not even have looked at if I had gone to a physical store.
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