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People didn't stop going to the movies when VHS movies came out.

People didn't stop buying CDs when MP3 came out.

Come to that, people didn't stop telling stories when books came out.



You're comparing apples to oranges. They share some features, but not all, and even not too many. Ebooks do share all the important features of books, at least when readers like Kindle are taken into consideration. Ebooks have existed for a long time without replacing books because the experience was far from similar, but that is changing now.


People didn't stop buying CDs when MP3 came out.

Actually, they kinda did.




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