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rhadin · 10-13-2010, 08:01 AM

Was the market defined? I haven't read the article because I find such articles virtually meaningless in the absence of hard numbers, but one other factor that is rarely disclosed in these articles is the scope of the market. For example -- and I'm claiming or stating this is true or the case -- Amazon could have 76% of the ebook market in the United States, but only 8% of the market worldwide. Similarly, Sony could have 76% of the worldwide market but only 8% of the U.S. market.

Or the market could be defined as Kindle-readable ebooks or ePub books without DRM or public domain ebooks downloaded from Gutenberg or anything else.

Throwing around undefined statistics is like having a Washington, DC politician -- neither is particularly trustworthy or informative.

10-13-2010, 08:01 AM	#19
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Was the market defined? I haven't read the article because I find such articles virtually meaningless in the absence of hard numbers, but one other factor that is rarely disclosed in these articles is the scope of the market. For example -- and I'm claiming or stating this is true or the case -- Amazon could have 76% of the ebook market in the United States, but only 8% of the market worldwide. Similarly, Sony could have 76% of the worldwide market but only 8% of the U.S. market. Or the market could be defined as Kindle-readable ebooks or ePub books without DRM or public domain ebooks downloaded from Gutenberg or anything else. Throwing around undefined statistics is like having a Washington, DC politician -- neither is particularly trustworthy or informative.