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Old 02-24-2010, 11:14 AM   #58
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
Yeah, but that's just on Amazon. I'm sure the Lost Symbol sold a ton more physical copies than e-book copies in total to date--and that disparity will grow once the paperback is out on on the bestseller list. And copies read would skew even further to paper books if you factor in library checkouts.
Yes, but the advantage of an ebook is the impulse buy, and the instant satisfaction. Dan Brown is a part of the potboiler, romance/mystery/sci-fi series gravy train, so people are going to buy his book. The electronic version is just easier to buy, and faster. It takes maximum advantage of they hype and the publicity.
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