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Old 01-16-2009, 09:55 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by rhadin View Post
Considering that many MR members buy fewer than 2 books a month (according to the MR poll), why should it be surprising that Waterstones has sold an average of 2 books per Reader so far? Furthermore, considering that a large number of people among the general population read fewer than 5 books in a 12-month period, I see nothing off about the number of books sold so far.
I think MR members read more than 2 books a month and are getting free books elsewhere.

But people who buy dedicated readers should be reading more than two books month, simply because it is an expensive device and I doubt many people who read 5 books a year would be interested in buying one.
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