“This is a rare sign that the light’s finally gone on in publishing,” says Mike Shatzkin of Idea Logical, a consultancy.

出版咨询公司“创意逻辑公司”的顾问麦克•谢智肯说，“这罕见迹象表明光明最终将会来到出版业。”

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"This is a rare sign that the light's finally gone on in publishing," says Mike Shatzkin of Idea Logical, a consultancy.

出版咨询公司Ideal Logical的首席执行官迈克·斯塔金称“这是一个极为罕见的迹象，它表明出版业终于找到了前进的方向”。

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In contrast to Hermans' optimism, Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant, sees physical bookstores going the way of record shops and video rental stores.

和何曼思的积极态度相对的是麦克。沙特子肯，他是一个出版顾问，他认为实体书店正走向磁带店和录像租赁店一样的道路。

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Its share has now slipped to around 60%, according to Mike Shatzkin, chief executive of the Idea Logical Co.

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Meanwhile, as Mike Shatzkin, a consultant with the Idea Logical Company in New York, points out, Ingram and the other book wholesalers also have something to fear from the Internet.

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"I think that there will be a 50% reduction in bricks-and-mortar shelf space for books within five years, and 90% within 10 years, " says Mike Shatzkin, chief executive of Idea Logical Co.

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