I'm a book person, and an author, and I will be impacted by this tsunami, too. However, there is a big problem with how the book industry is handled, from the return policy from book stores to the hundreds of thousands of books that end up in landfills. Most major publishers don't keep any book available and on the shelves for more than a few months if they don't sell within the first few months of publication.
There's also a need to be mindful of the ecological impact of all the trees that went into those books being dumped, and that's where e-books make better sense. They are less likely to end up in landfills because huge print runs aren't necessary and they can stay on the shelves forever so people can buy and download them. It's a tug-of-war between an out of date mindset and the need to be green. There has to be a way to achieve a balance that keeps writers, and books, from being culled and pirates from getting rich off authors' and publishers' hard work.
Btw, it's fewer and not less sales in the fifth paragraph. Just sayin'.
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