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I've just finished doing quite a bit of reading and research on this since e-books are big responsibility of mine as a librarian. The data seems to point to mos
by stinkytaco 10y ago
I've just finished doing quite a bit of reading and research on this since e-books are big responsibility of mine as a librarian. The data seems to point to most people not having a really strong preference. There are a small percentage of people (less that 10%) that prefer ebooks and a larger percentage (30%+) that prefer physical books, but most people's preference is either complicated (they prefer one for a specific use case such as travel or technical books) or not that strong. We are looking to shift to a fulfillment model, which reduces collection crossover some. Most people just want to read their book and will take it however they can get it soonest. For what it's worth, I expect our ebook circulation to top out at about 30-35%, which is about where estimates of the commercial market are. Those estimates are complicated by Amazon's holding Kindle Direct numbers close the chest, which are probably fairly large.
- petra 10y agoDoes your literature review only takes into account e-ink kindles ? because a lot of the research literature disregards the uniqueness of the kindle.
- stinkytaco 10y agoIt's more general to "ebooks". FWIW, Kindle's make up a plurality of our e-book circulation, but we don't know the ratio of black and white to tablets. Anecdotally, we see a fair amount of Fire Tablets, but that could just be because people using Fire Tablets need more help. The survey I'm referencing (along with some other supporting data) is Pew, so take that for what it's worth.