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Aren’t print books still the vast majority of sales?

• paxys 3y ago
  Ebooks are touching or have crossed 50% of sales in certain combinations of markets and genres. Overall they make up 30-50% of all book sales. So no, print books aren't still the vast majority.
  • nottorp 3y ago
    I remember reading on Charles Stross' blog that the paperback is kind of dead in the US. At least for his niche. I think his last book only went out in hard cover.
    • nottorp 3y ago
      > I think his last book only went out in hard cover. And ebook instead of paperback, of course.
  • kaedroho 3y ago
    Also worth mentioning that there are some genres that will never make sense as ebooks. When was the last time someone bought you an ebook as a gift? This is is the main market for cookbooks, for example.