annathepiper | (Reply)

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The tide is indeed turning; I keep hearing numbers quoted that say electronic copies of books keep spiking significantly. But that said, they're still an overall pretty small percentage of books sold.

I personally suspect that electronic books will eventually become the new mass market paperback. Which is to say, they won't replace printed books entirely--hardbacks are still the money makers for the big publishers, and beautiful hardbacks are still a huge reason to keep printing books. (C.f. my previous commentary re: the hardback of The Children of Hurin.)

And indeed, one of the big reasons I've bought several authors both in digital AND in print is that their print copies are things I just could not bear to damage by carrying around. My hardback of Malinda Lo's Ash is one of these, as is the aforementioned Tolkien and my Carrie Ryan books.

When I read that article that got me off on this topic to begin with, one of the points I saw the writer making was "who wants to carry around 1,500 books anyway?!" The answer to this is of course "ME". I love having multiple books with me, just because when I finish one on the bus that means I can dive right into the next one. I don't have to wait till I get home. <3

And oh god yes I'm with you on the time to read them all. :)