You don't matter - and you never did - Page 16

boxcorner · 12-06-2010, 02:33 PM

"In the last 30 days, Amazon has sold 180 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books."

Amazon offers new look Kindle for the UK market

kacir · 12-06-2010, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxcorner

"In the last 30 days, Amazon has sold 180 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books."

Amazon offers new look Kindle for the UK market

Those numbers are half a year old, so I expect the number of e-books sold is much higher now.

boxcorner · 12-06-2010, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kacir

Those numbers are half a year old, so I expect the number of e-books sold is much higher now.

Well of course, the article's dated 29 July 2010, but what I'm thinking is that we must matter less now than we did then.

leebase · 12-06-2010, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxcorner

Well of course, the article's dated 29 July 2010, but what I'm thinking is that we must matter less now than we did then.

Pretty much. While it would be nice if Amazon published actual sales numbers, it doesn't appear that the higher prices are hindering ebook sales. Which means that those who've always had to wait for lower prices, will just have to continue to wait.

Lee

BookCat · 12-07-2010, 09:13 PM

And those of us who bought books for a few pence from car boot sales, or borrowed from the library, or were given books by friends and family, apart from the occasional reference book which we'd purchase at FULL PRICE, will continue not to matter as we trawl the dark net or read pd books, easing our consciences with the thought that when our books are finished (the one I began during nano) we'll load them on SmashWords and CHARGE NOTHING, EVER for the ebook, only for the POD paperback.

Gosh, I must get out of the nano habit of being so wordy and writing so much that my sentences go on right until I put a full stop on them, but it's fun rollercoastering - invented word, maybe - to the end of the ride, but that doesn't matter, and I don't matter. Hehe!

I think nano sent me bonkers!

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12-06-2010, 02:33 PM	#226
boxcorner »(°±°)« Posts: 826 Karma: 775629 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: divisive reader	"In the last 30 days, Amazon has sold 180 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books." Amazon offers new look Kindle for the UK market

12-07-2010, 09:13 PM	#230
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,911 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	And those of us who bought books for a few pence from car boot sales, or borrowed from the library, or were given books by friends and family, apart from the occasional reference book which we'd purchase at FULL PRICE, will continue not to matter as we trawl the dark net or read pd books, easing our consciences with the thought that when our books are finished (the one I began during nano) we'll load them on SmashWords and CHARGE NOTHING, EVER for the ebook, only for the POD paperback. Gosh, I must get out of the nano habit of being so wordy and writing so much that my sentences go on right until I put a full stop on them, but it's fun rollercoastering - invented word, maybe - to the end of the ride, but that doesn't matter, and I don't matter. Hehe! I think nano sent me bonkers!