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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Frankly, I am still amazed by this attitude. Hello... internet era? Global outreach on a self-made website? Blogs ahoy?
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Did you also notice that they only talk about the Kindle (and maybe, in a very small corner, almost afraid to mention it, they'll also say there's something like a sony reader)? They just see Amazon, and don't look further...
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Originally Posted by carld
Agreed, all the postings here, and on blogs, and all over the internet have just left me gobsmacked. Do people even think before they post these days? I've seen so much insanity over what, at its worst, is a minor hiccup, I just question the mental stability of some folks.
Carl
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I get the feeling they are copying from each other, add a few personal "insights" and that's it... As Steve said, there's nothing beyond the borders of Amazon (apparently...)
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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
I see this kind of thinking in publishing all the time. "Print sales are down! It must be the e-book's fault."
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This makes me wonder...
1) How many paper books were sold 10 years ago?
2) How many paper books were sold last year?
3) How many electronic books were sold last year?
(all in absolute numbers)
Theoretically, 2 + 3 should be the same as 1 (maybe with a certain multiplier to account for the population growth and such).