I've settled into the notion that books and comics aren't going away.
I don't doubt the digital. I just think they'll co-exist, and in the end, many, many people, young and old, poor or rich, will prefer to actually own and read a paper book.
There will be a shakeout. Taking 10% or 20% or 30% or 40% off the top is going to be brutal to a lot of marginal businesses who didn't diversify. It's going to hurt the non-marginal businesses who did diversify.
But in the end, the demand will still be there and therefore the storefronts who will fill that demand will still be there.
I plan to be one of them.
When you want to talk books, come and see me!
I don't doubt the digital. I just think they'll co-exist, and in the end, many, many people, young and old, poor or rich, will prefer to actually own and read a paper book.
There will be a shakeout. Taking 10% or 20% or 30% or 40% off the top is going to be brutal to a lot of marginal businesses who didn't diversify. It's going to hurt the non-marginal businesses who did diversify.
But in the end, the demand will still be there and therefore the storefronts who will fill that demand will still be there.
I plan to be one of them.
When you want to talk books, come and see me!