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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Learn to read. As was posted in the link, the US accounts for over 80% of global revenues.
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For those interested,
you can read the Futuresource article yourselves if you like. Scroll down to "E-book Market Experiences Growth of 200%."
Here are some issues I have with these citations.
Of this 80%, how much specifically is Kindle format? Many sites report the Nook as the #2 eReader, so we cannot assume all 80% belongs to Amazon. Neither does the article give numbers for free books downloaded via Google Books or library lending, which the article says play "an important role." Both are ePUB-based systems. How popular were these? The author's expectation that Google Books European launch will have a "significant impact" suggests that free books are indeed
very popular.
Okay, see, the problem with the citation was that 80% was given, and then assumed to be a total victory for Kindle format. That is not the case.
With B&N, Google Books and Libraries, ePUB may still be the most-used format. Ultimately, the above statistic does not tell us
anything about which format is more popular.
The following article states that four publishers have been told Amazon will accept ePUB in the future.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/am...pub-files.html
Another reason for standardization: it reduces costs for publishers!
-Pie