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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
Attach rate, huh? I typically purchase anywhere from 8-10 books a month. These sales were split between Amazon and B&M bookstores with Amazon getting the majority. When I started buying ebooks, my purchase rate went up dramaticly - I've purchased 25 books from fictionwise alone in the last 30 days. That is not counting my purchases from Kobo and smashwords nor does it include my print book purchases.
I would say that I am the type of customer that any bookseller would want.
If Amazon supported library lending (and never had that whole 1984 issue), I would have purchased a kindle and stayed attached to Amazon.
I decided to buy a Kobo because Kobo supports library lending (which I love) - and it's Amazon who gets the short end of the stick as well as less of my paycheck.
I no longer care that Amazon refuses sell books to me. I'm starting to wander away from Amazon - which hurts them a lot more than me, as I have been a great customer to them for a very long time.
Note: I never heard of Calibre, format conversions, or DRM stripping before joining MR. Since most consumers are in the same boat as I was, I do not consider any of those items something that can help a consumer make a hardware purchase decision.
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This post almost exactly reflects my own experience, except for my choice of device (JBL) and my preferred bookstores (BN and Kobo).