The survey's 15 questions collected detailed information on readers»
ebook buying habits, their preferences, their resistance to higher ebook prices, and their opinions on the key players in the book business, including authors, traditional publishers, independent authors, literary agents, Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs of Apple, and even Kindle Nation.
There was also a new report on Canadians and
their ebook buying habits.
The data for 2014 is in, and it showed a noticeable increase in
ebook buying habits where new titles where concerned.
Not exact matches
While this report took into account the total book
buying habits of consumers,
ebooks also saw a spike in consumption.
If you haven't answered my poll questions about your
ebook buying and reading
habits, please check out that post.
The article points out that Australia and India are next behind current adoptive markets in the
buying habits and planned spending in
ebooks.
185 million customers
buying habits are cultivated by Amazon to deliver more concise recommendations on
eBooks, devices and even shoes.
That said, my observations and studies of readers»
buying habits have lead me to believe that
ebook pricing is going up and books are being accepted and
bought regularly at higher prices.
-- While the
ebook phenomenon is certainly true, there remain seasonal
buying habits in books and the Q1 figures fully reflect that.
Five years ago, I called for publishers to do whatever it takes to gather data on their readers»
habits, even if that meant giving away
ebooks or partnering with Amazon on every promotional opportunity they could (in exchange for some also -
boughts data).
Different countries have different reading
habits, different currencies, and a different pricing sensitivity when it comes to
buying ebooks.
-LSB-...] Writing Stuff Several weeks ago, we discussed why authors shouldn't worry about the
ebook versus print debate but should instead focus on their readers» online versus offline
buying habits.
Ms. Sporkin: While the
ebook phenomenon is certainly true, there remain seasonal
buying habits in books and the Q1 figures fully reflect that.
Last time, we discussed how our decision about which method we go with for publishing should focus more on our readers» online versus offline
buying habits than on their preference for
ebook versus print formats.
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buy a kindle (or anything else) from Amazon, I'll earn a referral fee which goes to feed my
ebook habit.