08-05-2012, 08:22 PM | #1 | |
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Amazon says Kindle ebook sales have overtaken print
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08-05-2012, 08:38 PM | #2 |
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Not too surprising when you consider that the sales figures are from an (exclusively) online retailer, and the largest vendor of ereaders.
Yes, this does show a considerable shift in the market. On the other hand, you also have to consider the source. |
08-05-2012, 08:42 PM | #3 |
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I'm not surprised, when you consider the convenience in purchasing and reading ebooks.
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08-05-2012, 08:50 PM | #4 |
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What mean for Kobo and BN?
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08-05-2012, 10:05 PM | #5 | |
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Second thought: They didn't say the figures were accurate, just that, somewhere in the company, such figures exist. |
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08-05-2012, 10:25 PM | #6 |
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Joe Smith - Had an Amazon account prior to buying a Kindle. Averaged 1 book purchase a month. After purchasing a Kindle and tying it to his account, his book purchasing habits went up to about 4 (e)books a month.
I guess that's one way to do it, anyhow. No clue if this was (one of) their methods to come up with these numbers or if they just used a modified version of the "jump to conclusions" board. |
08-05-2012, 10:52 PM | #7 |
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08-05-2012, 11:03 PM | #8 |
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08-05-2012, 11:44 PM | #9 |
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i'd rather store/backup ebook files to cd or memory stick than see my shelves loaded with books ive read... i will keep a hard copy of books that i love... but i not all...
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08-06-2012, 12:05 AM | #10 |
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Thanks Kenny!
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08-06-2012, 12:57 AM | #11 |
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08-06-2012, 01:13 AM | #12 |
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08-06-2012, 01:55 AM | #13 |
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Based purely on anecdotal data taken from one single user - moi - I would say that those numbers are at least spot on, perhaps even a tad understated. Pre-eBooks I made something like three or four purchases a year from Amazon, around six or seven books at a time. That would total around 40 books a year. Including S&H I probably spent $500 per annum.
During 2011 I downloaded and paid for 147 digital titles and spent $738.68. And noo, I haven't read all of those yet, but they are all on the Kindle and catalogued in Calibre. So yes, I think there might be some validity to those numbers. |
08-06-2012, 01:59 AM | #14 |
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08-06-2012, 02:33 AM | #15 | |
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The most that could really be said is that people who were already buying at least some books from Amazon in the first place have shifted to buying more ebooks from Amazon than they did before in paper books. Whether those are in addition to, or instead of, what they otherwise would have bought on paper, there's no way for Amazon to tell. |
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