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Originally Posted by efindel
She's retired now, and probably reading two books a week on average, judging by what I see on my visits home... but she's not going to spend $10 for an e-book of a bestseller, when she can get the physical book for less than that from the used bookstore.
I have to wonder how many other people like my mom are out there, who read voraciously, but don't buy their books new.
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Valid points.
But remember, there is more to ebooks than the annointed "bestsellers".
What many ebook readers do to get cheap reads is tap into the Public Domain, the promo freebies, and most important of all, is the $0.99 cheapies. And in the process, they discover there are good reads outside the BPH's domain.
When Amazon had their face-off with MacMillan two years ago, the BPHs constituted some 40% of Amazon book sales. That number is now lower and dropping. It will never be that high again. Not at Amazon, not anywhere.
Also, while some people who get ebook readers stop buying print, there is no law that says you have to. Used books are a fine way to supplement an ebook reader. Or vice-versa.