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Originally Posted by abookreader
As for "App books" when I hear that phrase I think of products like I see on iTunes where they bundle the eBook, the audiobook and some video together. I think they tried something like this with Jodi Picout's recent release where they stuck a bunch of music in with the book and sold it as an "enhanced eBook." I haven't seen any reports on how it sold, they are usually expensive. For my own reading, I'm not interested because I really don't listen to audiobooks and I'm really not interested in watching movies while I read.
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It also depends a lot on how often you plan to read the book. That blog post compares selling the book bundled with the ebook to dvds and digital download movies. The problem with this is that I'm much more likely to watch a 2 hour movie repeatedly than reread (and in different formats, no less) an 800 page novel that may take me 2+ weeks to get through, depending on the baby's schedule. Most of what I read is fiction, and I reread only the few books that I truly love. The rest are throw-away entertainment for me. And, as with you, I don't really like audiobooks.
Bundled editions don't do anything for me, though they
may be a good way to get more people into ebooks... they'll be curious about it if it's mentioned in the book they just picked up. (They'll still have to overcome the hurdle of $150 device purchase and figuring out what formats/DRM they can buy...) But I don't see a benefit to buying a paperbook to get the ebook for people who already prefer ebooks, especially at an added cost.