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bthrowsnaill · 03-14-2011, 09:53 AM

I am wondering whether anyone else is seeing a slowdown in sales since read an e-book week? It makes perfect sense to me that the event could reduce sales for a time. I know that I picked up several free e-books (that normally cost money) without really trying. I'm sure that someone who was seeking them out might have easily stocked up on 20-30+. Wouldn't that mean that these readers would have to get through a large TBR list prior to contemplating a new purchase? Maybe I'm just trying to explain away a downward sales trend that I'm seeing, but I'm curious whether anyone else has noticed an impact on their sales.

03-14-2011, 09:53 AM	#1
bthrowsnaill Dreamer Posts: 112 Karma: 501282 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Device: kindle	Did Read an E-Book week hurt sales? I am wondering whether anyone else is seeing a slowdown in sales since read an e-book week? It makes perfect sense to me that the event could reduce sales for a time. I know that I picked up several free e-books (that normally cost money) without really trying. I'm sure that someone who was seeking them out might have easily stocked up on 20-30+. Wouldn't that mean that these readers would have to get through a large TBR list prior to contemplating a new purchase? Maybe I'm just trying to explain away a downward sales trend that I'm seeing, but I'm curious whether anyone else has noticed an impact on their sales.