Using the codes below, connect the book trend with how it may be changing the industry.TRENDA. E-booksB. Price warsC. Blockbuster syndromeD. Digital librariesPOTENTIAL INDUSTRY CHANGES1. A glut of similar books is created by publishers focusing on the safe bet of best-selling authors only.2. Free ones may devalue books in the eyes of consumers, but publishers sometimes use them to introduce new authors.3. This may result in 'democratizing knowledge' by enabling anyone with a computer to access millions of books without damaging the original versions.4. Superstores threaten the existence of independent stores by offering deep discounts on high-volume book sales.

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Using the codes below, connect the book trend with how it may be changing the industry.<br/><br/>TREND<br/>A. E-books<br/>B. Price wars<br/>C. Blockbuster syndrome<br/>D. Digital libraries<br/><br/>POTENTIAL INDUSTRY CHANGES<br/>1. A glut of similar books is created by publishers focusing on the safe bet of best-selling authors only.<br/>2. Free ones may devalue books in the eyes of consumers, but publishers sometimes use them to introduce new authors.<br/>3. This may result in 'democratizing knowledge' by enabling anyone with a computer to access millions of books without damaging the original versions.<br/>4. Superstores threaten the existence of independent stores by offering deep discounts on high-volume book sales.