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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to encourage caution when considering plans to migrate from physical materials to e‐materials.
Design/methodology/approach
The author's argument to encourage caution when considering plans to migrate from physical materials to e‐materials is based on published statistics and personal observation.
Findings
When considering current usage of e‐books in comparison to physical materials, the usage of e‐books is statistically insignificant.
Originality/value
Offers statistical evidence that e‐books will not supplant, now or in the foreseen future, the demand for physical materials.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2011
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