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Originally Posted by DNSB
One issue with those numbers is that they choose only 5 English speaking countries. Looking at one set of numbers I ran across that discussed the top 10 countries for ebook sales, the only three common to the AuthorEarnings report were the US, UK and Canada. The US and UK were the top two on the list followed by Germany, France and Japan ahead of Canada on the list followed by Italy, Spain, India and Brazil.
Admittedly, I personally think a lot of the numbers being bandied around are built on a basis that makes the average kid's sand castle look like a miracle of engineering.
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Most of those numbers are finger in the wind estimates at best, but in broad terms, can show where each bookstore stands, i.e. Amazon 80%, Apple 10%, Kobo and B&N 2% to 3%. I would guess that the difference between Kobo and B&N is within the margin of error of the estimates.
Apple is also revamping their bookstore and book app, so it could be that companies are seeing an opportunity to whittle down that huge Amazon market share a bit.