And in the US, Kindle editions now
outsell hardcover editions, even while our hardcover business is growing.
Not exact matches
eBooks may have
outsold hardcovers, but successfully selling digital
editions is only the first phase of a profound transformation of the traditional book publishing business.
It was a big deal in 2009 when Kindle sales of The Lost Symbol outstripped Amazon's
hardcover sales right from the drop, and a little over a year later Amazon announced that all Kindle
editions were
outselling hardcover units for the same titles, across the board.
Hot on the heels of the UK announcement that Kindle eBooks
outsell hardcovers by over two to one, Amazon.com in the US has announced that digital
editions over there have now overtaken all sales of print
editions, hard - and paperback.
Grandinetti and other Amazon spokespersons said repeatedly last week that Kindle
editions were currently
outselling Amazon sales of their
hardcover counterparts by a 3 - to - 1 margin, which means that Amazon
hardcovers equal about 25 per cent of combined sales for these titles.