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Books themselves aren’t going anywhere, or so I keep telling myself and fervently hoping despite all the evidence humanity’s collective brains are dissolving into a stew of slop and influence.

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[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is not my blog I saw it online and thought it was interesting. If you want my opinion I think it is because ebooks took the mass paperback market. I am the type who read books digitally and buys hard covers or paperbacks if I finish the book and like it. If you get a Kindle and Kobo you could get a lot of books the size of the mass paperback in one package. The only issue with ebooks is DRM, but there are ways to get them without it that I will not mention.