E-reader owners read more books in a year than their print-only counterparts. Is print really a dying medium?
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It is time to question the book! But it is time to question the book. Time to question reading. What is a book? What is reading? There is a sudden shift toward eBooks. Some of this shift can be explained by convenience factors like carrying a dozen books on a thin iPad or Kindle type device. 
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Here are some graphics to go with the recently released Pew report on e-Books and reading