On: There’s no replacement for the thrill of browsing ...

[Animats]

Printing books in bulk may not survive the epidemic. When I order "paperback books" from Amazon now, I usually get something from the print-on-demand system.

[veddox → Animats]

"Printing books in bulk" has survived quite a few epidemics in the past 500 years... Why do you think this one is different?

[Animats → veddox]

There are better alternatives. And far fewer bookstores willing to stock inventory.

Amazon really wants you to buy a download for Kindle, which costs them little, rather than ship a physical book, which they have to buy and warehouse.