"In a world that’s decentralized, what could any of them add that couldn’t be added by blogs with affiliate links? How many people today rely on any bookstore for recommendations over, for example, blog reviews or — the gold standard of recommendation — word of mouth?
Consolidation will inevitably fail. Discovery is the business to be in."
Theres some truth to this, but I think that many/most writers are not like Cory Doctorow. Marketing/proofing/distribution/bookkeeping is something they are not good at, mostly because they're not interested in that stuff. eBookstores will likely stick around, as long as they serve authors as much as they serve readers.
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