Solving weirdly specific problems
The piece opens with
Despite the internet disrupting other media industries, book sales continue to grow.
Their wordsThe internet may have disrupted newspapers, magazines, music, and Hollywood, and yet it's 2026 and book sales continue to slowly, steadily grow.
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