Amazon says Kindle ebook sales have overtaken print - Page 2

jbcohen · 08-06-2012, 04:08 PM

Would someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe that this news is approxiatly two years old. By now ebooks are probably accounting for 3/4 of all amazon book sales. I remember seeing an article by the American Bookpublisher's association saying that ebooks account for somehting like 35% of all books sold from all their member publishers. My take on this being within the next two years ebooks will acount for a majority of all books sold by all american publishers.

kennyc · 08-06-2012, 04:13 PM

Well, that's not what the article said, but it was wrt the U.K.

Do you have a link to the article of which you speak?

HarryT · 08-06-2012, 04:14 PM

You're wrong. Look at the date on the article.

kennyc · 08-06-2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

You're wrong. Look at the date on the article.

Is that addressed to me or jbcohen?

Kali Yuga · 08-06-2012, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbcohen

Would someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe that this news is approxiatly two years old.

That was for the US. The article is talking about the UK, the OP didn't specify it in the title.

spindlegirl · 08-06-2012, 06:09 PM

edited after having read the article.

SteveEisenberg · 08-06-2012, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RainingLemur

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.

Before I got my Kindle, I averaged zero book purchases, from Amazon, a year. Now I average maybe two a year. So from the standpoint of an Amazon stockholder who likes to look on the bright side, my purchases increased by a factor of infinity!

But, from where I sit, my book purchases are rather steady.

speakingtohe · 08-06-2012, 09:03 PM

I have had 4 people who told me they had never bought anything online before receiving a kindle as a gift but they now buy ebooks from Amazon. All seem happy with the experience and are thinking that online shopping is do-able. Like the mail order from their youth but faster. Maybe good, maybe not.

Helen

HarryT · 08-07-2012, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Is that addressed to me or jbcohen?

Jbcohen - we were posting at the same time

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NickyWithNook · 08-07-2012, 08:24 AM

I definitely buy (and read) many more books than I did before. It's just so much more convenient. I get a lot of free books too, but if I want a book, I just buy it, and I always buy the e-book even if it's more than the paperback because I don't want to accumulate physical books in my house.

orlok · 08-07-2012, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbcohen

Would someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe that this news is approxiatly two years old...

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

You're wrong. Look at the date on the article.

And it was mentioned on the radio only yesterday, so I would guess the article is very current.

ProfCrash · 08-08-2012, 03:17 PM

This happened in the US a few years back. The confusion is that it just happened in the UK.

I suspect that BN has seen a similar trend in the US.

GA Russell · 08-08-2012, 07:31 PM

I'm not going to take the time to look it up, but my recollection is that Amazon's US eBook sales have overtaken both hardbacks and paperbacks separately, but not combined.

Crusader · 08-09-2012, 07:10 AM

I'd like these stats separated amongst price points. I'm guessing the majority of these sales are for those cheap 0.99 books or at the lower end of the price range. It would be interesting to see how the numbers compare to those books where paper and ebooks are about the same or paper starts to be cheaper than the ebook version.

Kumabjorn · 08-09-2012, 07:49 AM

Actually it would be interesting to see what the figures are for some specific titles, those that are available in hard back, paper back and eBook.

08-06-2012, 06:09 PM	#21
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08-06-2012, 04:08 PM	#16
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Would someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe that this news is approxiatly two years old. By now ebooks are probably accounting for 3/4 of all amazon book sales. I remember seeing an article by the American Bookpublisher's association saying that ebooks account for somehting like 35% of all books sold from all their member publishers. My take on this being within the next two years ebooks will acount for a majority of all books sold by all american publishers.

08-06-2012, 04:13 PM	#17
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Well, that's not what the article said, but it was wrt the U.K. Do you have a link to the article of which you speak?

08-06-2012, 04:14 PM	#18
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You're wrong. Look at the date on the article.

08-06-2012, 09:03 PM	#23
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I have had 4 people who told me they had never bought anything online before receiving a kindle as a gift but they now buy ebooks from Amazon. All seem happy with the experience and are thinking that online shopping is do-able. Like the mail order from their youth but faster. Maybe good, maybe not. Helen

08-07-2012, 08:24 AM	#25
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 748 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	I definitely buy (and read) many more books than I did before. It's just so much more convenient. I get a lot of free books too, but if I want a book, I just buy it, and I always buy the e-book even if it's more than the paperback because I don't want to accumulate physical books in my house.

08-08-2012, 03:17 PM	#27
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	This happened in the US a few years back. The confusion is that it just happened in the UK. I suspect that BN has seen a similar trend in the US.

08-08-2012, 07:31 PM	#28
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I'm not going to take the time to look it up, but my recollection is that Amazon's US eBook sales have overtaken both hardbacks and paperbacks separately, but not combined.

08-09-2012, 07:10 AM	#29
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	I'd like these stats separated amongst price points. I'm guessing the majority of these sales are for those cheap 0.99 books or at the lower end of the price range. It would be interesting to see how the numbers compare to those books where paper and ebooks are about the same or paper starts to be cheaper than the ebook version.

08-09-2012, 07:49 AM	#30
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Actually it would be interesting to see what the figures are for some specific titles, those that are available in hard back, paper back and eBook.

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