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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Then there is no need to quibble over the "whole world" part of ebooks taking over-- just as there is no need to quibble over if electricity has taken over oil lamps, even though there are still parts of the world using oil lamps.
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But you have to admit, I hope, that quibbling is part of the fun in this discussion. And by that quibbling we explore the issue more thoroughly. I tried to do a quick search on eBook sales and was unable to find definitive data, at least I didn't think it was definitive. I was able to find gross dollar sales for the US and percentage gains in sales for the US. Gross dollar figures are deceptive when an eBook may sell for less than a paper book. Two more important figures would be total sales - how many eBooks versus how many paper books, and eBook profits versus paper book profits.
But, I have enjoyed the conversation.