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eBook Sales Outpace Hardbacks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sell-harder-son dept.

dptalia writes "Amazon announced that for every 100 hardback books they sell, 180 eBooks are sold. In addition, they've seen sales for Kindles triple since they lowered the price. But traditionalists shouldn't panic yet — paperbacks are still the king."

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  1. NO they do not by the_womble · · Score: 5, Insightful

    E-books outsell hardcover books at Amazon.

    Amazon is the dominant ebook seller and pushes ebooks very hard.

    Unless Amazon have nearly half the hardback market, then hardbacks still outsell Kindle ebooks in total.

  2. Re:'tis a sad day by localman57 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not all devices. Sony's ereader, for example, has no remote access, and can be used entirely on an un-networked pc. Oh, and by the way, Amazon, when you're coming up on the wrong side of Sony on a digital rights disucssion on Slashdot, that should tell you something.