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Tony1988 · 02-14-2012, 09:54 AM

I guess the whole freeloader qustion is based on a couple of things.

How many people checked out books from the library as opposed to buying BEFORE ebooks??
I am guessing more people bought.(and still do i am sure)

How many physical copies of a new release did librarys have BEFORE ebooks??
I am guessing less.

How many people were on a waiting list for a physical copy?? I doubt over 200.

See where this is going?? If libraries have more copies of a new book. More people than ever on waiting lists for these new books. Penguin and many publishers are scared of losing sales. Yes the library is paying to keep these digital copies. But how much sales is it taking away?? How many people would have bought the book BEFORE ebooks or before libraires started carrying so many copies of the books.

I do understand that there are more "avid" readers out there right now because of ereaders. So how many of the waiting list people are before ereader readers and how many jumped on the ereader boom and are now readers?

How many of these "new" readers are just riding the fad and will fade out? Do they ever buy the ebooks?
(yes there are some people who have ereaders that dont want to buy the ebooks they just them just for freebies)

I also understand that ebooks sales are up but physical sales are way down also. How much of the physical sales lost was due to people getting ereaders and waiting for a copy of an ebook to become available from the library??

How much do ebooks sales and physical book sales add up?? Is it more or less from previous years sales??

These are things to ponder. Because they could affect a publishers sales postively or negatively in the future.

So in a way I can understand Penguins concerns. Are people freeloaders when it comes to ebooks??? Eh guess that depends on your outlook. Heres the definition:
free·load·er/ˈfrēˌlōdər/Noun: A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return.

I guess a better term is borrowloaders because the publishers are getting some compensation from the library.

02-14-2012, 09:54 AM	#22
Tony1988 Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 4033862 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: sony prs-350	I guess the whole freeloader qustion is based on a couple of things. How many people checked out books from the library as opposed to buying BEFORE ebooks?? I am guessing more people bought.(and still do i am sure) How many physical copies of a new release did librarys have BEFORE ebooks?? I am guessing less. How many people were on a waiting list for a physical copy?? I doubt over 200. See where this is going?? If libraries have more copies of a new book. More people than ever on waiting lists for these new books. Penguin and many publishers are scared of losing sales. Yes the library is paying to keep these digital copies. But how much sales is it taking away?? How many people would have bought the book BEFORE ebooks or before libraires started carrying so many copies of the books. I do understand that there are more "avid" readers out there right now because of ereaders. So how many of the waiting list people are before ereader readers and how many jumped on the ereader boom and are now readers? How many of these "new" readers are just riding the fad and will fade out? Do they ever buy the ebooks? (yes there are some people who have ereaders that dont want to buy the ebooks they just them just for freebies) I also understand that ebooks sales are up but physical sales are way down also. How much of the physical sales lost was due to people getting ereaders and waiting for a copy of an ebook to become available from the library?? How much do ebooks sales and physical book sales add up?? Is it more or less from previous years sales?? These are things to ponder. Because they could affect a publishers sales postively or negatively in the future. So in a way I can understand Penguins concerns. Are people freeloaders when it comes to ebooks??? Eh guess that depends on your outlook. Heres the definition: free·load·er/ˈfrēˌlōdər/Noun: A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without giving anything in return. I guess a better term is borrowloaders because the publishers are getting some compensation from the library.