You can't just blame Amazon on loss of business for brick-and-mortar bookstores. In my country we don't have Amazon, yet paper book sales are decreasing because

You can't just blame Amazon on loss of business for brick-and-mortar bookstores. In my country we don't have Amazon, yet paper book sales are decreasing because why buy if you can just download for free. And if you want to pay, it's just easier to buy online (ebook or paper). Not to mention that probably overall demand for reading books is decreasing.