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Conclusion Predictions that printed books will soon be replaced by books in electronic formats such as CD-ROM are exaggerated. █████ ████████ █████████ ███ ████ ██ ██████████ ██████ ████ ██████████ ███ ████████ ███ ███████████ ██████████ ███ ██████ █████████ ████ █████ █████ ██ ███ ██████ ███████ ██ ███ ███████ ███████ █████ ████ ██ █████████ █████ ████ ██ ██████████ ███████
Summarize Argument
The author concludes that printed books likely will not be soon replaced by books in electronic formats, even though electronic formats are more convenient for academics. This is because bookstores and libraries will offer books in the format the general public wants, which won’t be an electronic format.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the preferences of bookstores and libraries will be sufficient to ensure the continued production of printed books. Otherwise, the type of books they want to stock wouldn't make a difference.
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We already know that academics may prefer electronic formats. This doesn't help us to explain how printed books will survive despite that.
b
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This affirms the author's assumption that bookstores' and libraries' preferred format carries weight in what formats are produced, which strengthens the argument.
c
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We already know that academics might prefer electronic formats. We also know that libraries cater to the the general public. This adds nothing useful.
d
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The author directly states that the general public will prefer non-electronic books. If books on tape are electronic, then this contradicts that claim, which if anything weakens.
e
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This is irrelevant. What matters are the preferences of the general public as a whole, and the author states that they overall prefer non-electronic formats.