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There has been, since about 2012, an almost complete lack of increase in the market share of eBooks compared to print books. eBooks appear to have peaked at ar
by rossdavidh 7y ago
There has been, since about 2012, an almost complete lack of increase in the market share of eBooks compared to print books. eBooks appear to have peaked at around 20%, and might even be poised to decline as audiobooks gain ground.
https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/23/20991659/ebook-amazon-kindle-ereader-department-of-justice-publishing-lawsuit-apple-ipad https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/23/20991659/ebook-amazon...
Also, libraries are used for a lot of things other than checking out books. Austin's library has boardgames available (I see people playing them there), and a lot of music and movie media.
- joegahona 7y agoI think the insane price of ebooks is to blame for this. I've recently purchased print books for this reason -- the ebook was actually more expensive.