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Many retailers sell e-books online. Some have print-based bookstores as well, whereas others are solely online businesses. In either case, they usually receive a catalog of e-books from an e-book distributor and mark up the distributor’s wholesale price for each e-book. Some publishers require that retailers sell their e-books at fixed prices (under what is commonly called the "agency model"), while others allow the retailer to set any retail price as long as the wholesale price is paid to the distributor for each e-book sold.

While traditional “brick and mortar” print-based bookstores may be affected as their customers buy more e-books, the nature and extent of the effect is unclear and likely to vary greatly from store to store. For instance, stores that offer their community a meeting place (especially for literary events), excellent personal service, and a good book selection may thrive as specialists in their area. Also, traditional stores may offer e-book-related services, including sales of e-books and e-reading devices, either on their own or in partnership with other companies. Some bookstores also install printing machines on-site that can print a book in minutes, vastly increasing their catalog despite limited shelf space. kjsbfddnfjfpnfkdaoaffohflihfalfodshoanfoajanfnafnoiahnfalkfnoahoihafbkjdsfisflsngrubvgslknzljbjsgslfnlsnsbgkbgksnlskgsbgksfkshfkbgf,sfslbfsjbkjsbjngs.