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I wonder whether it's a matter of market saturation. There are two basic camps of readers- those who are willing to try and prefer e-readers, and those who simp
by dkrich 13y ago
I wonder whether it's a matter of market saturation. There are two basic camps of readers- those who are willing to try and prefer e-readers, and those who simply prefer books. I fall into the latter, and try as I might to change, I just have never really wanted to own an e-reader. I want to want one, seriously, but every time I go back and look into getting one I just realize I don't want it. E-books are no bargain compared to print and I don't think the reading experience matches a real book, so really the only benefit is convenience and ability to store multiple books in a compact tablet which doesn't carry much weight either, I'm afraid.
So my point is that I wonder whether the market is reaching a point where those who wanted to try an e-reader made the purchase and are happily using their Kindles and Nooks and the rest don't give a shit. I would be very interested to know what percentage of Kindle buyers are repeat customers or own one and are buying one for a relative. I'd bet it's high compared to tablets.