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Snowman · 02-11-2010, 03:32 PM

GR definitely needs to be included in this and other polls.

In another thread someone reminded me that the Fictionwise advanced search included location as a criterion. So I used this for a little research.

I selected all "secure" books from April last year (when GR really started to bite), and compared availability between GB and US both overall, and for the categories that I often browse.

All books : 37% available for GB (4787/12671)
Fantasy : 59% available for GB (267/449)
Mystery : 17% available for GB (104/605)
SciFi : 11% available for GB (31/280)
Suspense : 27% available for GB (146/527)

Ouch! On average 63% of secure ebook sales are unavailable outside of the US, and worst case 89%? And remember that very few of that 63% are epublished elsewhere (at the moment, anyway).

No surprise then that my own FW purchase value over the same period dropped by over 90%, from >$500 to a few 10s of $$.

Somewhere somebody must be starting to itch, if not yet to hurt. It's not me though. I have a huge reading and re-reading list, and can always find someplace else that is happy to take my money.

Snowman

02-11-2010, 03:32 PM	#63
Snowman Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 3566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London UK Device: iPhone 5, Kindle K3, Kindle Voyage	GR definitely needs to be included in this and other polls. In another thread someone reminded me that the Fictionwise advanced search included location as a criterion. So I used this for a little research. I selected all "secure" books from April last year (when GR really started to bite), and compared availability between GB and US both overall, and for the categories that I often browse. All books : 37% available for GB (4787/12671) Fantasy : 59% available for GB (267/449) Mystery : 17% available for GB (104/605) SciFi : 11% available for GB (31/280) Suspense : 27% available for GB (146/527) Ouch! On average 63% of secure ebook sales are unavailable outside of the US, and worst case 89%? And remember that very few of that 63% are epublished elsewhere (at the moment, anyway). No surprise then that my own FW purchase value over the same period dropped by over 90%, from >$500 to a few 10s of $$. Somewhere somebody must be starting to itch, if not yet to hurt. It's not me though. I have a huge reading and re-reading list, and can always find someplace else that is happy to take my money. Snowman Last edited by Snowman; 02-11-2010 at 03:36 PM.