Still, e-books are not always the key to success. Since January they sold about 100 books and 40 electronic versions. Part of the problem may be that most kitchens are not equipped with computers, Mr. King added. Mrs. King noted that many customers are over 50 who have turned to tofu to help resolve health problems and may not be as computer savvy. Most customers print out their e-books.
Fiction is less popular.
Users can download books, magazines and newspaper anywhere at any time and charge it to their credit card. Before then, Mr. Romano believes publishing will move to on-demand requests where customers chose a book and then it is printed. One third of all books published in the United States are never sold because of lack of demand, he said. So, the printed page appears to be safe for a while. Books won't go away.