Wave of the future

Stephen King is making his new book available as an E-Book that you can download from the web At simonandschuster.com.
The book, which is a 66-page ghost story titled \”Riding the Bullet,\” is the first example of a famous author creating a work purely for electronic download. You will be able to buy the book for $2.50 through various websites.
What do you think, will this become common place now?