First, the numbers of people who read are far lower than the numbers of people who watch movies as entertainment. Second, even with the larger demographic for the latter, DVD and Blu-Ray ARE slowly killing the movie theatre. Sure, theatres are trying to introduce 3-D movies and all sorts of other gimmicks, but theatre attendance is down and dropping steadily, particularly as the capabilities of home theatres improve.

Not only that, but let's move from looking at movies to looking at music. The mp3 revolution has killed the music industry. CD producers have been wiped out. Artists suffer because the concept of the "album" is almost dead. Forget "concept albums" or art - you have to have one song that is catchy enough to go viral and hope the song is SO popular that people come back to listen to one or two more that might be good enough to sustain you.

If your argument is that I would prefer an e-reader to a book if only I tried it, you obviously know nothing about me. I've already stated that I refuse to buy paperbacks. I buy expensive books because I like the look and feel of the book as well as the content. That isn't about to change.