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On May 19, Amazon announced that, less than four years after their introduction, the sales of Kindle books surpassed those of hardcover and paperbacks combined. What’s even more amazing is that this does NOT count free eBooks, but DOES count printed books that are not available on the kindle. While I couldn’t find any sales statistics like that for Barnes and Noble, I think it’s safe to say they aren’t quite as good due to their physical stores. Still, it’s another nail in the coffin for printed material. How long will it be before books go the way of Beta tapes?
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Lisa
5/26/2011 08:34:39 am
This is an interesting post. I think that a lot more people are going to be getting Kindles and doing their reading that way. However, it's just hard for me to imagine entirely replacing a book. There's just something satisfying about curling up in a chair with a good book, or taking it with you to a remote vacation spot. Leave a Reply. |
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