Thread: Publishers Agonize(?) Over Ebook Release Dates
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Old 07-16-2009, 09:12 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
E-book purchase are still a fraction of the overall picture right now (1-2%)
That seems very high.

According to this, Sony claims only 300,000 units sold worldwide in over 2 years:

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/72...der-sales.html

Given that, even 1 million people with eBook reader devices spread out between US and Canada seems unlikely.

By all means, please correct me if I am wrong, or if this statistic is flawed or outdated.

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