Books don't seem dead to me. If anything, there is a resurgence in books and publishing (regardless of format). The article seems to be outraged that it may be

Books don't seem dead to me. If anything, there is a resurgence in books and publishing (regardless of format). The article seems to be outraged that it may be tougher in the future to become a multi-millionaire author by rehashing shitty story lines. Like music, you may have to learn to get by with quality, not filler. I fail to see how this is a bad thing at all.