Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Kindle

A quotation from today's Globe (which I read online):

"And Mr. Bezos said Amazon sells 48 Kindle copies for every 100 physical copies of books that it offers in both formats. Five months ago it was selling 35 Kindle copies per 100 physical versions."

Now, granted Amazon is an "e" company so it makes sense they'd sell a lot of e-books but nearly 50% is striking.

I find the current Kindle clunky and awkward to use but that is something that will improve over time. I already do most of my case reading on a pda and the future is almost certainly going to be more e-readers.
James Morton
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1 comment:

Marcel said...

God I hope not. I love being able to physically open a book, sit down and read it.
Not hold on to an electronic contraption that has no bend, or flexibility or character.
A book is character. It enhances the experience.