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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
I have to wonder about how valid the numbers are. When I buy a book, I read it, completely through. Why would I spend good money on it if I weren't going to read it?
Now I'll admit the occasional freebie deals I get from Amazon where you "buy" a title for $0.00 I don't immediately read and have a backlog of those. But since I don't sync any reader and I sideload all my books and read most everything now on a Kobo Glo, I don't believe any book seller has any way of determining if I even read one page or not, let alone make it through an entire book.
I doubt I'm alone in those practices.
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There are a number of people on this forum like you, but the general population, buys and reads. There was a brief discussion on my blog about using the kobo coupons to get some titles cheaper but when it was revealed that sideloading or emailing the file to a kindle was required...very few people were interested in 1. learning how to do it 2. bothering Most of those who still play the trivia for coupons are ones who read on a PC (still no side loading required).
I sideload, but it is more convenient to one-click and have it show up on the device. I don't like the spying the companies can do and sometimes read and delete a book without turning wifi on. But I don't always do that.
IT's not a perfect number/study, but it gives some averages.
As for the "who buys and doesn't read" well, I have learned over the years of being in publishing that there is actually a segment of the book buying population that buys and hardly ever reads--the hobby is more buying to collect than actual reading. It's sort of like quilting or losing weight. It's way easier to buy the fabric than actually sew. It's MUCH easier to buy weights or a machine than to USE the thing. But chronic shoppers like to shop. And it's actually an important segment of book sales just like other hobby sales.