Self-study
P1
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Other's Prediction ·
Internet will replace physical books
Author's Prediction ·
Physical books will not be replaced; instead will be printed on demand at point of sale
This could also be the author's main point. Will read rest of passage with this hypothesis in mind.
P2
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Prediction ·
Reduces costs
Printing on demand means no need for physical inventory which also reduces shipping and display costs.
Prediction ·
Will challenge traditional publishing
Because of superior economics and convenience for customers.
P3
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Prediction ·
Authors (of the books) will have larger profit share
This would be a consequence of eliminating the costs mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Prediction ·
Traditional publishing houses will miss this opportunity
Start up digital publishing firms will capture this opportunity. Traditional publishing will have to adjust.
Generalization ·
This pattern is common when a new economic model displaces an old on
Passage Style
Single position
2.
The author uses the phrase
a
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This isn’t a description of the expenses associated with traditional book publishing and sales.
b
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This isn’t what the author refers to, because the author still believes books will be printed.
c
the royalties paid ██ ███████ ██ █████ ██████████
This isn’t a description of the expenses associated with traditional book publishing and sales.
d
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This best captures the expenses that will no longer exist under the digital publishing model, as listed at the beginning of P2.
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Although the author mentions the cost of returning unsold books as one of the expenses of retail publishing, it’s just one expense. It would make sense for this phrase to refer to just one of the expenses listed by the author.