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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
Do you, by any chance, have any numbers to support that?
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Nope. At least not any definitive numbers that I can point to.
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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
One heck of a lot of fiction gets read that is clearly in the "disposable" category--especially category fiction. I see eight miles of used book shelving just in one store. I see used books sold on sidewalk tables all over the city. I see Amazon sellers and ABE doing lots of business. Someone is clearly buying a lot of books and just throwing them away.
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But let's make sure that we are comparing apples to apples here.
The current crop of DRMed eBooks sell for hardcover prices.
- So ignore all the paperbacks you see in the used piles.
I argue that people who buy hardcover books buy them for 1 (or 2) of 2 reasons:
1. They want to read the book now (since the hardcover comes out first).
2. They want to keep that book and re-read it many times over (because hardcovers tend to not wear out as quick).
Those who buy for reason 1 will probably sell their books later.
Which leaves us with those who buy for reason 2.
Now, look at the hardcover sales, minus the hardcovers you see for sale used.
So I see a very large number of people who buy for reason 2 - and will probably get burned on DRMed eBooks.