Yes, 90% of this opinion piece consists of anti-Trump rants and over-the-top fawning over Michelle Obama's book (which is, of course, available on all the major

Yes, 90% of this opinion piece consists of anti-Trump rants and over-the-top fawning over Michelle Obama's book (which is, of course, available on all the major ebook platforms, so I'm not sure why it's even relevant to the author's thesis). The rest of the piece is borderline deceptive. Ebooks from major publishers haven't destroyed print sales from major publishers for the reasons mentioned by others in this thread -- the main reason being that the major publishers price their ebooks artificially high to avoid cutting into their print sales (DRM plays a smaller role, but its effect isn't non-existent, either). The reason this is deceptive is because the major publishers do not own the ebook market, or anywhere close to it. Indie ebooks are doing fine, in fact they are curb-stomping the major publishers in this area, as a casual glance at the Kindle best-seller lists in different genres will conclusively show. You are being unfairly modded down for your observation. This is not "tech news" by any reasonable definition of the term. It is straight political ranting with a thin layer of tech-bashing on top. Flagging.