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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Here's the link http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknews...10_b5638?c=rss
And don't be insulting, particularly when you have no facts on your side. I know well that the US isn't the only country in the world, having spent several years, you know, living outside the US. But none of that is relevant to the fact that the vast majority of e-book sales are taking place inside the US. (And, for that matter, the Kindle has a decent presence in the UK, Australia, and Canada.)
None of this should be surprising if you are paying attention - there aren't any booksellers equivalent to the Kindle store, B&N store, or even the sony store (which I believe is US only, although the device is sold worldwide). There was recently a discussion noting that Germany - the largest country in the EU and a country with a large paper book market - had only .5% of the global e-book market. |
According to the APA, the US ebook market for 2010 had
$441.3M in revenue. That number is quite different than what that consulting firm came up with (~50% to be exact). I think I would trust the APA a bit more on this.