The illiterate’s guide to writing eBooks By Jestin Lightner Did you know that ebook sales have been out pacing hardcover book sales for the past two Christmas seasons as far as growth rate is concerned? As a matter of fact the CEO of Barnes N Noble has recently gone on record as saying that he will no longer be expanding the brick and mortar division of his conglomerate. That should give you an idea of what basket he is putting his eggs in. Remember the days when you went to the local mall and there was not only an FYE.