Thread: Can JK Rowling bring on e-book standardization?
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Old 07-28-2011, 07:36 PM   #193
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Originally Posted by EatingPie View Post
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
I don't even trust their numbers at all. The $900 Million figure seems to be an extrapolation from the 90 Million ebooks. Which makes me question how they arrived at THAT number.
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