Counters the argument expressed in an earlier issue of ILDS that elect
ronic document delivery is the answer to readers' needs. Argues that w
ith over 100,000 books published last year and no sign of any decline
in growth, traditional publishing still provides a significant proport
ion of publishers' output and readers' demand. Expresses concern that
the existing efficient system of document supply is in danger of being
destabilized without due consideration of the consequences.