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In a World Book Day article for the Guardian, Faber c.e.o. Stephan Page says that that it is not ebooks that should be on our minds, but the rising dominance of the mass market. "Writing on World Book Day a year ago I found myself anxious about our narrowing cultural choices. Over the last year my concern has risen further."
"Market forces are of course at the heart of this shift, so is it pointless to complain? Well, no. It does not have to be this way. Alongside a belief in the wilfulness of readers and writers, my hope for the richness of our future reading culture lies in a cocktail of new technology and strength of range-holding booksellers.
"So publishers must harness the great power of online networks through enriching reader experience."