Thread: For ebook, backlist is 80% & frontlist is 20% of sales
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:23 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Without knowing the actual numbers involved, it's difficult to see what this story is actually saying. Are customers buying MORE backlist e-books, or FEWER frontlist books?
If you read the article...

• The loss of Borders and other shelf space is cutting into backlist sales
• It's easier for people to find backlist online
• Publishers aren't efficient at getting backlist to the remaining small stores

I'd also assume that since it's a format shift, at least some people are purchasing older books they already have in paper form.
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