According to the textbook, which of the following statements is most likely true about the future of e-books?
A)The sales of e-books will probably level off at 5 percent of U.S.book sales.
B)The sales of e-books will likely drop as the fad passes.
C)Over half of all U.S.book sales were for e-books by 2012.
D)U.S.e-book sales will surpass the print book market by 2017.
E)Publishers will probably stop producing print books by 2016.

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The textbook states that "e-book sales continue to soar, and some publishing industry experts predict that they will soon surpass the print book market. According to one estimate, e-books will account for one-third of all book sales by 2016 and surpass print books by 2017." Therefore, option D is the most likely true statement about the future of e-books.

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