Comments on: U.S. wholesale e-book sales defy recession: $14M in Q3 2008 vs. $8M for same period in ‘07 http://www.teleread.org/2008/11/07/us-wholesale-e-book-sales-defy-recession-14m-in-q3-2008-vs-8m-for-same-period-in-07/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:19:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TJ Michaels http://www.teleread.org/2008/11/07/us-wholesale-e-book-sales-defy-recession-14m-in-q3-2008-vs-8m-for-same-period-in-07/comment-page-1/#comment-984220 TJ Michaels Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:25:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/11/07/us-wholesale-e-book-sales-defy-recession-14m-in-q3-2008-vs-8m-for-same-period-in-07/#comment-984220 I have an eBook reader, but it's not a Kindle. In fact, I've had it for a few years now and haven't thought twice about a Kindle, though as an author I have books available in both print and Kindle format. I think it's more because the big NY pubs are getting into eBooks now, like Harlequin. Before only small presses produced the combination of eBooks and print books. eBooks are cheaper to produce, cheaper to purchase. I can buy two or three eBooks for the price of a print book from quality publishers who produce quality products. These are royalty paying experienced and professional publishing houses. These days I only buy print books if the book I want isn't available in eBook format. TJ www.tjmichaels.com I have an eBook reader, but it’s not a Kindle. In fact, I’ve had it for a few years now and haven’t thought twice about a Kindle, though as an author I have books available in both print and Kindle format.

I think it’s more because the big NY pubs are getting into eBooks now, like Harlequin. Before only small presses produced the combination of eBooks and print books. eBooks are cheaper to produce, cheaper to purchase. I can buy two or three eBooks for the price of a print book from quality publishers who produce quality products. These are royalty paying experienced and professional publishing houses.

These days I only buy print books if the book I want isn’t available in eBook format.

TJ
http://www.tjmichaels.com

]]> By: pond http://www.teleread.org/2008/11/07/us-wholesale-e-book-sales-defy-recession-14m-in-q3-2008-vs-8m-for-same-period-in-07/comment-page-1/#comment-949512 pond Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:18:53 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/11/07/us-wholesale-e-book-sales-defy-recession-14m-in-q3-2008-vs-8m-for-same-period-in-07/#comment-949512 It would be nice to know how much of the boost is Kindle editions. I would guess the Kindle is driving a LOT of this. It would be nice to know how much of the boost is Kindle editions. I would guess the Kindle is driving a LOT of this.

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