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Old 02-22-2009, 02:21 AM   #1
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break even at 24

From http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09053/950850-44.stm

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But Eric Ginsberg, vice president of marketing for Bookswim, doesn't see the Kindle/Sony model as a real cost saver.

"It's going to take you 24 books before you even break even. As far as it being a cheap way to read, that I don't buy yet. "
24. 24? Seriously? I would break even at 24 books? If that were true, this would be an AMAZINGLY cheap way to read. For me, I mean. I've been hitting several books a week lately. But still, I'm not convinced I've broken even.

Say (say) you save $10 on every book you buy. Now, that would be hard to believe. I certainly don't save that much. But if you did, then you'd need to buy 36 books to break even on the new Kindle. If you only save $5/book, you'd need to buy 72 books to break even. And this doesn't consider all the ebooks priced at pbook price or higher.

I'm not convinced his conclusion is wrong. But I certainly think his number is.
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