In paragraph 2, the article most likely includes the phrase “last year…e-book sales rose just fortyfour per cent” in order to a) weaken the argum...

In paragraph 2, the article most likely includes the phrase “last year…e-book sales rose just fortyfour per cent” in order to


a) weaken the argument that e-books will substitute printed books in the near future.
b) support the idea that continued technological advances will make e-books more and more popular with the general reading public.
c) compare the sales problems of the book industry today with those of the music industry some years ago.
d) call into question the sales statistics presented by industry trade groups.
e) help explain why e-book sales are currently so vigorous.