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Originally Posted by davidfor
And how much did you contribute to that?  |
Probably more than my fair share
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
RYep, I've wondered if the paperbook sales went down because Geoff makes regular 'visitations' to countries that have ebook sales and lots of voucher deals  |
Not that I bought a lot of new paper books, but most of those I did I bought from overseas retailers, mainly because of the better selection rather then lower price (although paper books are very expensive here compared to US or UK, postage from those countries is also a big cost, often more than the price of the book itself). If I went to a local bookshop I would have had to order the book in, and it was usually quicker and easier to buy it online from a US or UK retailer.
I buy some ebooks outside of my geographically restricted area, but a much higher proportion of my ebook purchases would be counted as New Zealand sales than were my paper book purchases.
As the article says, New Zealand seems to be going through a similar phase that the UK and US went through five years ago, but I wonder if high postage costs for paper books (especially compared to the US where free postage seems to be the norm) will make ebooks even more attractive here than in those countries.