| > I have to moderate my book-purchasing to avoid over-spending. I sympathize, but do it smarter. I downloaded 500 or so last week, and it was a slow week. Mostly I mine Hacker News and /pol/ (it's actually only half as bad as reddit once you ignore Mein Kampf) for recommendations... but ran a little short on those. Coming up with new titles to procure is tough. >I guess where this train of thought is going is to point out that people like me do exist. I know! There are half-dozens of you out there! And I know I struck a nerve, because HN hates "my anecdote counters your intended generalization" except when you have to examine hard truths about yourselves. >very strongly suggesting that people like me are a rounding error. A rounding error on a rounding error. >Almost 80% of the sales are physical rather than digital Physical sales are dead. If you listen to anyone who writes and has written for the last 20 years or more, you'll hear all sorts of heartache stories about what sales are like now compared to back before it all fell apart. It's dead. And it's never coming back. Your grandchildren, if you have any, won't even know how to open a book. |
Well, 80% of sales are physical rather than digital. In what way is that dead?
The evidence indicates that you are incorrect, and while I appreciate your passion, if I must choose between you and reality, reality wins.