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Originally Posted by Pardoz
5-6 readers per physical book has been the accepted industry rule of thumb for years (long before ebooks came along). Not sure where the figure originated or if it's based on anything more than a WAG, though.
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I've heard of it before. Know of any sources that claim it? Like, articles about publishers where they mention using that as a rule of thumb to gauge market interest or number of suspected readers?
I want to put together a nice rant about one of the big problems with ebooks--no convenient way to give one to a friend when you're done--and it'd help to have *any* confirmation that publishers know very well that 1purchase=1reader has never been the expected norm.