Amazon recently announced that sales of its e-books surpassed sales of print and hardcover books in the United States, but local sellers of used books claim that the e-book revolution has not yet deeply affected their business.

The world’s most popular online retailer claims that it is now selling 105 copies of its Kindle e-books for every 100 paper books.

Kathryn LeMay, who runs The Used Book Store at 1017 Butternut St., says that she does not think e-books revolution has so far affected her business.

Speaking on the topic, LeMay says, "So if you want to read them, you're going to have to buy them used, and I really haven't seen that much of a decline in my customers wanting to come in and trade and buy."

She claims her business attracts more than 100 people per week to buy, sell and trade used books. She stresses that people in their mid-40s and above do not like e-readers.

LeMay further says that many people buy printed and hardcover books to gift them to their friends and relatives. Moreover, one can not get one’s Kindle autographed.