Over the last decade, some predicted rising e-book sales would spell doom and gloom for hardcovers and paperbacks alike, and by extension the independent bookstores that sold them. But those morose predictions didn’t came to pass. Now, as screen fatigue takes hold, sales of e-books are declining. At some of the Chicago area’s independent bookstores, “Kindle” used to be a swear word. Over the past decade, some predicted rising e-book sales would spell gloom and doom for hardcovers and paperbacks alike — and, by extension, the independent bookstores that sold them. But those morose predictions didn’t came to pass. Now, as screen fatigue takes hold for some, e-book sales are declining. As e-book sales fall and audiobooks rise, print still dominates for local booksellers
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