I wonder how many sold printed books are actually read.
And how this percentage compare with ebooks.
In my case, I used to buy almost twice the p-books I have time to read (and I ended up with a library full of unread books). It means I have a 50% ratio of read over purchased books.
Since my first iLiad, I buy only the e-book I read, and I buy them few minutes before I start reading.
It means that I have now a 100% ratio, but I buy half the books I used to.
So, I can say e-publish has actually diminished the revenues.
An optimistic syllogism for Publishing Companies:
- We can't have Internet without piracy
- In five years piracy will come to an end
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