| > This implies that this is the way things are, now, or will be in the very near future, for the majority. And? It's a reasonable prediction based on current trends, and see below for more evidence. > And there's no proof that "in modern publishing, books are printed, one copy at a time." What? That's true -- it is how "modern publishing" is distinguished from old-style publishing. This is not to say that the majority of books are published that way, but then I never made that claim. In modern publishing, books are "printed" one copy at a time, when they are ordered. How is that remotely controversial? It covers on-demand publishing as well as e-books: http://www.3dissue.com/ebook-market-share/ Quote: "Whilst the market has seen significant growth since 2008, the last 12 months in particular has shown a substantial rise. Between January 2011 to January 2012, sales in adult eBooks grew by 49.4%, while sales in children and young adult eBooks grew by 475.1%, according to the AAP. The good news for digital publishers is this trend is expected to continue." |