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UK book sales thriving regardless of digital reading
From the BBC today:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22358062 Quote:
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05-01-2013, 07:51 AM | #2 | |
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Another quote from the same article:
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05-01-2013, 08:45 AM | #3 |
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66% rise in digital sales, and a 1% drop in physical sales. Curse those ebooks, ruining everything.
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05-01-2013, 09:36 AM | #4 |
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05-01-2013, 09:41 AM | #5 |
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Do they donate all the earning from ebook sale to charities?
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05-02-2013, 03:35 PM | #6 | |
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05-02-2013, 07:46 PM | #7 |
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I thought they had reacted quickly... at least the running round in circles and screaming, "The sky is falling," looked like a quick reaction...
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05-05-2013, 08:19 PM | #8 |
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I am not sure we know enough to slide pass the flak and really understand what is happening.
The next year or 2 will make it clearer. |
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