Do people still seek authentic real books in bookstores? Yes, they do. However, the number is declining rapidly. This is due to the increment of the popularity of e-readers, no thanks to Amazon.

US sales of e-books generated about $90.3 million in revenue in February — roughly triple the sales reported in the same month last year. Also, they were the dominant format for trade titles, a category that includes adult and children’s works. Meanwhile, printed books declined 34 percent and 16 percent in those respective areas, with gentler, single-digit drops for education and religious titles.

This reflects a similar claim by Amazon that e-books outsell printed versions two to one. Will we see a decline of books in the bookstore soon?

SOURCE via Association of American Publishers