Two additional thoughts: 1. These discussions are often framed as digital vs physical books and the reality is more "books vs all other forms of entertainment"

Two additional thoughts: 1. These discussions are often framed as digital vs physical books and the reality is more "books vs all other forms of entertainment". Kindle, etc. really set up books to compete with Netflix and Gamepass in the "It's 9 pm on a Wednesday what should I do to entertain myself for a few hours before I fall asleep?" category of entertainment. Which I think is fantastic. 2. Given cost and printing constraints there are lots of obvious and non-obvious forces at play that constrain authorial expression. Case in point: novellas are more or less non-existent in printed form as printing costs don't make sense for a "book" in the 50-100 page range, but they're starting a real revival on Kindle where it's entirely possible to charge a $1 for a shorter work.