Sentences with phrase «as physical books continued»

Comparable sales in Barnes & Noble's retail business, which exclude its struggling Nook digital business, rose 1.3 % in its third fiscal quarter, the company reported on Thursday, as physical books continued to hold their own against e-books at the company and industrywide.

Not exact matches

Kindle allows us to strengthen and deepen the relationship with our customers who will continue to enjoy our large, carefully curated selection of physical books as they have over the last 27 years,» said Samuel Seibel, owner of Livraria da Vila.

Also, with books becoming machine readable which will not require a physical presence in the library, the authorities stated they will continue to encourage and promote the library as a physical meeting place.

Last year I read 45 ebooks and 8 paper books, but I actually spent more on those physical books as I did in the Kindle store (a total about # 70 on the paper ones, and # 44.82 on ebooks — all the ebooks I've bought and not read yet [if I ever will, as I continue to buy faster than I read] pretty much equal the total spend though).

Physical books will continue to be produced, because they probably at least cover their costs and serve as test beds where new concepts and characters can be created that might yield real revenue down the road.

Generation X, also weaned on print books will likely continue to support physical stores as well.

I believe it is a matter of value and as long as each store offers different things we value (like book signings at physical stores or free shipping) both will continue to stay in business.

As ebook sales continue to trounce those of print books, and now with the demise of Borders, surely it's only a matter of days until someone — probably a guest poster on this very blog — declares the death of the physical book.

As the race between physical books and their digital counterpart e-books continues, the latter seems to be extending the lead with each passing day.

We should not reflexively assume that universal book lending must continue as a core library service — print books made available through a distributed physical infrastructure built upon a library's competitive advantage.

As reported by The Guardian, «HarperCollins» revenues from physical books were down 6 % over the last 12 months, although digital sales are expanding robustly and now account for more than one fifth of sales... expects demand for ebooks to continue to grow before plateauing at roughly 50 % of all book sales.»

«As long as the physical books [are] around, I'm going to be continuing with the physical books.&raquAs long as the physical books [are] around, I'm going to be continuing with the physical books.&raquas the physical books [are] around, I'm going to be continuing with the physical books.»

«As consumers turn from dedicated e-reading devices to tablets, the study will continue to monitor the impact on genres, physical book acquisition, and retailers, and track the evolution of the all - important Power Buyer.»

The issue here is more with Barnes & Noble in the long term, as consumers continue to move away from physical books and towards digital content distribution.