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The age of eBooks has reduced the amount I read. Fewer actual books are available and, for whatever reason, I just can't immerse myself in a book in eBook form.
by JohnFen 1y ago
The age of eBooks has reduced the amount I read. Fewer actual books are available and, for whatever reason, I just can't immerse myself in a book in eBook form.
- thegrim33 1y ago"In the U.S., printed book sales totaled 782 million in 2024—a 23% increase over the past decade (source) Not only is print still popular, but print sales also grew by nearly one-fourth from 2014 to 2024. This includes both paperback and hardcover, sold through brick-and-mortar retailers as well as online retailers like Amazon." So .. there's more printed books being sold than ever before, and the amount sold continues to increase every year. https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
- JohnFen 1y agoThat may very well be, but it doesn't really help me much. Books are less available to me than ever.
- onecommentman 1y agoScreen reading for work or reference, physical (book) reading for pleasure or archive. The overlap is when you dip into an online text to see if it is interesting enough or important enough to purchase the physical book for pleasure reading or archival copy. I don’t experience the lack of actual physical books myself. The used book market meets my needs pretty fully (and economically) across a wide spectrum of content.