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Old 12-19-2010, 04:03 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
But if you buy the book as an ebook, for that particular book, it probably is mutually exclusive. You aren't likely to buy both versions.

What is likely to happen is that ebooks will take over from mass market paperbacks, and those will gradually cease to exist as sales drop to the point where it's no longer economic to produce them.

That is a concern for publishers, as they try to figure out how to navigate the transition and make money on the ebook editions.
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Dennis
you make vaild points--but don't you think Kindle could re-ignite a new generation of readers?--especially the under 25s who have left books behind.

If you think publishers aren't working stuff out --Hornby's books all cost more in the UK on kindle than they do PBack
Navigation is always difficult in periods of transition--books are going through a massive change
those publishers that embrace the winds of change willingly and quickly, will likely do best.
If your money was on Ebooks and Kindle at this moment my bet was that it would be very safe

but we'll see.

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