Speculation that the physical book and the bookstore are on their way out is an old one now. It started before Kindle arrived in the market and has lived on. Interestingly, the counter argument has survived too. And some people in the books business said that the ebook market is not as good as they thought it would be. So then, can we expect those destinations where the bibliophiles find home in pacy metropolis are here to live? People behind some of Mumbai’s most important book spaces are buoyant about what lies ahead in 2017.