Although there is a small
decrease in paperback sales, the digital format has just seen a really huge increase in sales, leading people to believe that the traditional method is obsolete.
This leaves us mostly with paperbacks and hardcover books, both of which, according to a Guardian article, are suffering «dramatically» (I don't see a 6 %
decline in paperback sales during a recession as dramatic, but that may just be me).
Last July we announced that Kindle books had passed hardcovers and predicted that Kindle would surpass paperbacks in the second quarter of this year, so this milestone has come even sooner than we expected — and it's on top of continued
growth in paperback sales.»
It's only $ 2 less than the paperback, and he is killing
me in paperback sales)... And he claims to be non-violent... Ha!