Now that there are several options for reading digital books comfortably, I think the publishing industry is going to face tons of problems with piracy. A book

Now that there are several options for reading digital books comfortably, I think the publishing industry is going to face tons of problems with piracy. A book that takes hours to consume can be downloaded in minutes. Furthermore, we're already seeing torrent files of hundreds of DRM-free best sellers, making it easy to download first, decide later. In the short term, the best solution seems to make the official process more convenient than pirating (Amazon does this quite well). In the long term, the best solution will probably be to combine the convenience with a subscription model. Lending books becomes a non-issue if all your friends have a $10/month subscription to Amazon's entire catalogue.