Ebook market share in the USA in a few years time
Amazon ~50%
Apple ~25%
Google ~15%
Whoever own the Nook: ~10%
Reply to the second link from the Passive Voice:
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/03/20...ket-to-amazon/
PG says one of most prominent characteristics of Amazon Derangement Syndrome is personalizing and demonizing Amazon, thus missing the forest for the trees.
Lets wipe Amazon from our minds for a moment, travel back to 1995 and ask whether the following would be good or bad for the book business as a whole:
Sharply reduced production costs for books
Deep cuts in the costs of distributing books
Increased per-unit profits for anyone who creates books arising from such cost reductions
A retail system that allows readers to instantly purchase books wherever they are, 24 hours per day
A system that allows readers to easily carry any number of books with them so they can read a book whenever they have a free moment
Reduced retail prices for books
PG contends ecommerce and ebooks should be seen as an unmitigated benefit for both those who create books and those who read them.
Whether the leading retailer is Amazon or someone else.