By the close of 2012, 53 percent of consumers said the economy was having no effect
on their book buying habits, up from 51 percent at the end of 2011.
Not exact matches
If Target can predict a pregnant woman's due date based solely
on her
buying habits at its stores (and it can), then just imagine how intimately Google — with access to your e-mail, calendar, address
book and list of friends and acquaintances — could know you already.
Although I have a terrible
habit of
buying books, reading about half and then leaving them unfinished
on my nightstand.
The
book never gets boring for a moment, with the author gleefully dishing behind - the - scenes dirt
on everything from Michael's sham marriages, one for money, one to
buy some babies who aren't even his, to his fear of flying to his playing the race card strategically to his personal hygiene and cosmetic
habits.
They'll usually have a team of people ready to
buy or download your
book)-- the indicator is that, after the promo, your also
boughts will be filled up with other people who
bought the same promo (rather than actual organic also
boughts based
on authentic consumer
habits)
Also, booksellers are creatures of
habit; if women have seemed to
buy more
books in the past, then there is more retail space given over to their tastes so that they carry
on being the main consumers.
Bowker, which releases an annual report
on the
buying habits of
book consumers, recently introduced a new tool for publishers to track consumer traffic called PubTrack.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that when I think about it, though my
buying habits have changed in that I'm getting more Kindle
books on sale, I don't think it's affecting my overall
book purchases that much.
It depends in part
on the value that your
book provides, how it appeals to the target audience, and
on the
buying habits of your specific subgenre or subcategory.
A study carried out by Macquarie University
on the Australian
book publishing industry has revealed that the Australian
book publishing industry is innovating in response to the effects of «digital disruption» which has caused a significant shift in the
book buying habits of Australians and resulted in a steep decline in
book sales.
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.
This report explores the world of e-
books and libraries, where libraries fit into these
book - consumption patterns of Americans, when people choose to borrow their
books and when they choose to
buy books — with a particular focus
on the
habits and patterns of younger Americans.
Key findings:
Buying habits of Audiobook shoppers prove that British accents are favoured by American listeners according to an Audiobooks.com study Americans are almost three times as likely to
buy a
book read by a British narrator, and rate British voices higher
on average Audiobooks.com, the second largest provider of audiobooks in North America, launches...
The reading life section which allows you to view stats of your reading
habits and awards you badges for things like finishing a
book, adding
books to your library, spending an hour or two reading etc and allows you to share such wonders
on facebook seems utterly pointless and of strictly limited appeal to a very limited number of people, mostly the kind of people who wouldn't be
buying this device in the first place.