Paper usage is down as the unpapering of the world accelerates. Map makers like Metro Graphic Arts are going out of business, blaming the increased use of GPS devices and Internet-based maps. The number one online map service continues to be Mapquest at just over 50%, but Google Maps is catching up. Device-wise, Garmin is tops with a 25% world market share.

Paper maps crumpling in face of electronic onslaught - SF Chronicle, Oct 12 2007

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