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JackHandy said:
Your kids may do that, but the book industry is still primarily driven by physical books. It's why Books A Million and Barns and Noble are still everywhere and flourishing. And thank God for that. |
Sure, but digital is 20% of book sales, which is significant. By 2029 analytics have the book market being 40% digital. So it is growing.
I dont know the stats but gaming, music and shows/movies are dominated by digital.
For modes younger folks, physical is a foreign concept. I'm not convinced my kids even know how to use a disc and I don't think they are the odd ones out.
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Internet has vinyl at 45 million sold, while CDs were roughly the same at 45 million. Apple Music has 105 million users, more than physical. While Spotify has 750 million users, almost 8x the entire physical market by itself.
I remember back in the early 2000s I built a house and told the builder I didn't want telephone lines in the house. He told me I was crazy and it would hurt resale value because home phones weren't going anywhere. Who here has a home phone?
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