E-books are neither a miracle cure nor the end of the world or a spiritual turning point, writes the daily Postimees:

“Translations from Estonian are published mostly either by universities or by small publishing houses, and that brings fame and glory, but hardly any money.

E-books aren’t changing this much: the distribution opportunities change only in theory, because the language barrier doesn’t just disappear. On the contrary: The Internet is actually bolstering the role of English.

The chances that anyone apart from a couple of Estonians living in exile will read an Estonian-language book are next to zero. True lovers of Estonia prefer to put in a personal appearance and visit us here to experience this rare language in its spoken form.

… The market for Estonian authors is and remains Estonian, and it makes no great difference whether the works are in electronic form or in paper form.”