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Losing bookstores is a much bigger problem for publishers than it is for readers

August 14, 2013 by Mike Shatzkin 96 Comments

Start with this. You’re kidding yourself if you’re a book publisher who believes the digital revolution has slowed down, that independent bookstores will thrive in the new environment, that ebooks — if not a fad — have reached their growth limits, and that something resembling the book business we’ve known for the past 100 years […]

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