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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny
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.
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Through the library would be a turning point for me. While CRussel kindly reminded me that DRM removal is quite simple, I am old and curmudgeony with respect to that. I shouldn't have to do that. If I hadn't won the K3 I would have bought a Kobo just for Overdrive library support in Canada. That whole issue is beyond stupid. Anyway...
Paper to electronic ratios since I got my K3 in 2011:
2011: 22/20 48%
2012: 62/21 25%
2013: 51/20 28%
2014: 67/17 20%
2015: 39/11 22%
There was an initial time when I read lots on the device but now it's 20 to 25% of reading. Part of this is the library issue, part of this is my reads have tended to be obscure making them really expensive as eBooks or just not available at all. 2014's challenge certainly had that issue.