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Oh well. TBH, I never really liked mass-market paperbacks if I had any other choice. They were awkward to read--especially if they were thick--and prone to wearing out much faster than a book with a proper binding. The only advantage was their portability, and, I suppose, the "better than nothing" factor.
But if those disappear as a result of the rise of ebooks, I don't think that's too much of a loss. The physical book may start to become like the record vinyl of today, where it exists more as a collector's item on your shelf than as the thing you actually consume. My bookshelf is already turning that way.
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