Friday, October 02, 2015

A Stalled Digital Book Revolution?

Inside High Ed
September 30, 2015 - 9:00pm
The 9/22 NYTimes story The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print Is Far From Dead is getting some attention in higher ed circles.

The digital book market seems to have plateaued at about 20 percent, with e-book sales even falling by 10 percent if the first five months of 2015. E-book subscription services have not gained traction. (You can read here why I cancelled my Kindle Unlimited subscription).  

Last year, only 12 million people purchased a dedicated e-reading device, such as the Kindle or the Nook or the Kobo, down from 20 million in 2011. 
Even independent bookstores seem to be showing signs of a health, as the number of locations went from 1,660 in 2010 to 2,227 in 2015.

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