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"The new electronic interdependence recreates the world in the image of a global village."
- Marshall McLuhan, "Gutenberg Galaxy", 1962

"Books were only one type of receptacle where we started a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical about them at all. The magic is only with what books say, how they stiched the patches of the universe together into one garment."
- Ray Bradbury, "Fahrenheit 451", 1951
Monday, July 25
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eBook vs. Book Retailer profit is the the scary thing. Hardcover bestsellers account for a significant volume of brick and mortar sales. This is precisely the most popular ebook category. It is not hard to see how this helped hasten Border’s end and threatens print book viability. Year to date print book sales of Adult Fiction as a whole is down 20% according to Nielson Bookscan yet ebooks are not making up the difference as they represent only about 3-5% of total sales for publishers.  Ebooks are great for consumers - in the short term. Less money for retailer and less sales for publishers in the long run means for a publicly traded company a big correction in the coming years. Conglomerate publishers like Random House and Penguin operate on a large overhead. Downsizing is almost inevitable. What that means for overall book output remains to be seen.  Fasten your seat-belts, we’re in for a bumpy ride.

eBook vs. Book

Retailer profit is the the scary thing. Hardcover bestsellers account for a significant volume of brick and mortar sales. This is precisely the most popular ebook category. It is not hard to see how this helped hasten Border’s end and threatens print book viability. Year to date print book sales of Adult Fiction as a whole is down 20% according to Nielson Bookscan yet ebooks are not making up the difference as they represent only about 3-5% of total sales for publishers. 

Ebooks are great for consumers - in the short term. Less money for retailer and less sales for publishers in the long run means for a publicly traded company a big correction in the coming years. Conglomerate publishers like Random House and Penguin operate on a large overhead. Downsizing is almost inevitable. What that means for overall book output remains to be seen. 

Fasten your seat-belts, we’re in for a bumpy ride.


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    This is interesting. I think ebookporn’s question has some answers. First, from these figures the author makes a higher...
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    pricing disparities: Why should...author, marketer,
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    eBook vs. Book Retailer profit is the the scary thing. Hardcover bestsellers account for a significant volume of brick...
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    Interesting. Real books FTW.
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    me importa un carajo. no hay nada mejor que sentir un libro, olerlo, marcarlo, poder relacionarse con el fisico. aveces...
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    eBook vs. Book Retailer profit is the the scary thing. Hardcover bestsellers account for a significant volume of brick...
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    I tend to buy ebooks of books that I see as more ‘disposable.’ By this, I mean that these are books that I am not...
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    I have to say that is a great point, Duane. I never thought of it like that before. I have heard of quite a few unknown...
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