Thread: Ebooks beginning to reach UK readers (Guardian article)
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Old 01-16-2009, 10:21 AM   #7
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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 do not know that that poll is accurate. I, for one, did not reply to the poll becuase I can't give a number. I don't buy books on a monthly budget; every so often I come across an author I like, and I buy everything I can find.
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