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carld · 09-24-2010, 08:09 AM

I'm thinking they're higher than that. A big part of that 6% figure comes from their estimate that Amazon has 90% of the ebook market, which seems really high considering Apple and B&N both claim a 20% share. Also, there's this information from Publisher's Weekly. Dollar-wise, reported ebook sales were only 20% less than paperback sales in July. If that 6% figure is accurate, then sales shouldn't be that close.

Here's the link to the PW article.
E-book Sales Jump 150% in July

09-24-2010, 08:09 AM	#4
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I'm thinking they're higher than that. A big part of that 6% figure comes from their estimate that Amazon has 90% of the ebook market, which seems really high considering Apple and B&N both claim a 20% share. Also, there's this information from Publisher's Weekly. Dollar-wise, reported ebook sales were only 20% less than paperback sales in July. If that 6% figure is accurate, then sales shouldn't be that close. Here's the link to the PW article. E-book Sales Jump 150% in July Last edited by carld; 09-24-2010 at 08:12 AM.