The book business is going to endure

This is a heartening article from America about bookselling in general and independents in particular

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/06/the-incredible-resilience-of-books/258677/

So indie booksellers saw an increase in revenue last year in the USA? Good news indeed.

I hope that there is always room for them in market. If Amazon gets more competition from the likes of Google, Microsoft and co then it might give the indies more wriggle room to earn money from digital sales.

And I think there will always be a number of readers who want a physical experience. A real book and real place to browse and read. So The Book is here to stay...