Thread: Ebooks now 8.5% of sales, expected to climb to 40% in 3-5 years
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Old 08-13-2010, 01:01 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by sony_fox View Post

I really like bookshops. I detest buying ebooks, it is just hassle.
Round and round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows.

I really like bookshops too, but I haven't bought a paper book for over a year. Each of us will have our own preferences that are right for "us".

I used to wander the isles looking for something to read. Hoping something would catch my attention. If nothing did I would go to a different store and start it all over again. The other bookstore would have a slightly different selection from the first bookstore. After a couple of pleasant hours wandering around I would choose something, anything at all just to go home.

Now, I no longer have to kneel down to read the titles on the bottom shelf. I find good books quickly and easily. I never have to settle for "any book" just to have something to read. The books are downloaded and ready to read within minutes.

For me the biggest downside to ebooks is that I have so many unread books on my reader.

Change is coming. Whether it will occur in 5 minutes, 5 years, or 15 years is something we can have fun trying to predict. But it will happen. And many will be unhappy with the outcome, no matter what it turns out to be.
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