09-10-2008, 05:32 AM | #1 | |
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A UK publisher is happy with Waterstones ebook sales
Two Faber ebooks are currently on top of the Waterstone's ebook sales chart.
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09-10-2008, 08:28 AM | #2 |
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hm. did you hear that ? a sort of creaky-creak ? could it be ? ....the tipping point ???
in the second article, they also mentioned pre-orders "already in the thousands". |
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09-10-2008, 11:01 AM | #4 |
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well, call me naïvely optimistic, but with the proliferation of new devices, more and more publishers catching on, partnerships like Hachette / Sony in France, Penguin selling epub books, Panmacmillan selling drm-free epub books, amazon making the kindle a household name in the US and the significantly more frequent press coverage in the UK (at least), despite the fact that we still have a ways to go (i don't deny that), i *do* think we're getting close to the tipping point.
mind you, when i say "tipping point", i don't at all mean that liseuses will replace paper books completely. i don't see that happening in my lifetime, if ever. i just mean liseuses entering the mainstream to the point where they're more or less commonplace, and content being at least *nearly* as available in digital form as in paper. (like ipods, you know ? ) |
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09-10-2008, 11:18 AM | #6 |
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i didn't mean to imply you didn't understand the term. i haven't read the book either, in fact it's quite possible my mental approximation is false. note i don't think we are *at* the tipping point ; just that it's close. acceleration phase sounds right.
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In cameras it came when the effective resolution of inexpensive digital cameras equalled that of film for the average-sized snapshot - ie most people couldn't tell the difference any more. So why bother with film? Tip. We're far from that point with liseuses [so much more stylish], for reasons of flexibility, robustness and, not least, price. When we get to something which is as sturdy as a paperback, as easy to navigate and costs less than $100, then stand back. Tip. Until that time, I shall continue to feel superior as I ostentatiously read my Cybook in public. |
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...and is there any irony in the fact that 'Tipping Point' is available as an ebook?
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