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ebook sales aren't cannibalizing hardback sales from me, nor from anyone i know. i rarely buy paper books, hard or soft, new or old. that being said, when there's a book i really really really look forward to from an author i know in a series i'm in the middle of, i may buy the hardcover version when it comes out, although this has only happened a very few times before or after i got my cybook. most of the people i know personally wait till books comes out in paperback or buy used, although a few buy new pbooks they expect to like immediately when they come out in hardback but whether or not they have ebook readers doesn't seem to affect this.
seems like publishers keep beating the same drum, but i'd be interested in seeing any proof that selling less hardcovers is based on people owning ebook readers rather than simply people reading less or being able to afford less. besides, if ebook readers encourage people to read more, publishers could make a little less per book but sell a great deal more. obviously this business model didn't hurt walmart...
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