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Originally Posted by jbcohen
Excellent stats Home, why so many printed books? I have gone all digital now with the proding of some mobile read members.
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2014 is the first time for me that the number of eBooks has exceeded the number of books printed on paper. I toyed with eBooks 'way back when (primarily from Baen), but didn't like reading on my PC screen. Then, I purchased the first Kindle, receiving my device in February of 2008.
2008: 56 ebooks, 40% of 140
2009: 42 ebooks, 30% of 138
2010: 26 ebooks, 16.3% of 160
2011: 35 ebooks, 35% of 139
2012: 45 ebooks, 29% of 154
2013: 49 ebooks, 32.9% of 149
2014: 101 ebooks, 65.6% of 154
2015: 103 ebooks, 77.4% of 133 (so far!)
And the turning point for me was the availability of eBooks through the library. Since I have at multiple readers (3 of them e-ink as well as the reader apps on my iPad and iPhone), I don't have a problem if a particular book isn't available in Kindle format.