Book Expo America is one of the three major annual events in the world of publishing, along with the London Book Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair. This year BEA is taking place in New York City. And the buzz is all about e-books. 

So far e-books represent 1 to 3 percent of total book sales. But they make up the fastest growing part of the industry, and publishers, authors and booksellers have no idea just how big they will become and how they might affect profits and reading habits in the future.

People will always want paper, but buy-click-download is going to revolutionize the way readers read and authors connect with the market.