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As the immortal Joseph Heller stated in Catch-22 (later paraphrased by Kurt Cobain), "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't after you."
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I get the feeling this guy walked into Chapters and asked someone to buy Mein Kampf the ebook version.
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Maintaining anonymity and the security of your personal details is becoming more important by the day. If you think that companies store your data securely then you need to read the news more often. |
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Browsing in-store has thus far done little to save physical bookstores. I suspect you might be in a smaller minority than you realize of people who want to go to a physical store to download ebooks.
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http://www.booksellers.org.uk/Indust...1999-2008.aspx In 2009 large chains and independent bookshops were still responsible for a little over 50% of book sales by value. It's direct mail and internet sales that are in the minority, at 28%. These numbers have changed very little over the past decade. Physical bookshops are suffering compared to the times when they were the only outlet available, but they still represent the primary outlet, and browsing is an important part of that. |
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Does this data exist for US/Canada? We're in a transitional period right now from pBooks to eBooks, and I'm not sure where the UK is in that transition. It seems to me that its really starting to pick up pace here.
IMO, what is slowing this transition down is that the people most comfortable with tech read significantly less than those on the other side of the spectrum. Even if they're not in trouble already, the next few years might spell doom for brick and mortar bookstores. Even in the posted statistics, supermarkets have been stealing their marketshare of pBooks. It actually doesn't seem clear whether eBooks are even included in the posted statistics. Are they, or are the stats for pBooks alone? |
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Book circles and clubs still exist, groups that read a book together and talk about it, and they often meet in book stores. And one of my best ever book-related experiences was when I got to meet Terry Brooks in a local Borders and listen to him read a chapter of his next book to the visiting fans and take questions. Book stores around where I live (north-west US) are becoming social hubs and meeting points, where book lovers can meet among books and talk about them, and unlike in a library, we can snack, have coffee, and talk loudly about what we love. Don't underestimate the importance of that aspect. |
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Privacy is a very important issue and becoming much more important with all the digital information out there. When I shop at Safeway I use my cousin's wifes parents phone number to get the deals. All the better to confuse the marketing databases. |
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