There are at least six ebook reader devices on the market or in preparation. A major business magazine predicts that up to seven million of these devices will be sold next year.
A major consulting firm says ebook sales will account for ten percent of the publishing market in five years. And an executive at the leading computing firm predicts that 90 percent of all publishing will switch to electronic form in just 20 years.
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This faculty survey (with a return rate of 8.6%) indicates library disintermediation, increasing comfort (of fac members) with e formats, and persistence in conservative attitudes towards publishing in scholarly journals