I hope this will not result in
a reduction in print books.
The unfortunate
reduction in print book purchasing could go either way; while ebook spending did increase for most libraries regardless of size, overall materials spending decreased in library systems who had suffered branch closing, reductions in staff, and reductions in operating hours.
Not exact matches
I also set up a discount code which is
in the back of all the ebooks and
print books so those who have already bought the
book in other formats can also get the audiobook version if they like for $ 5
reduction.
The closing of Borders and of so many independent bookstores, the
reduction of floor space
in bookstore chains like Barnes & Noble, all point to a
reduction to the space available to deliver
printed books to the consumer on the street.
Or... the shift could be due, at least
in part, to the gradual
reduction in average Amazon.com
print book discounts on traditionally - published Hardcovers and Paperbacks — a factor which could be driving format - agnostic fans of those authors back toward ebook editions.
With the severe
reduction in the number of independent bookstores, it much harder to get traction even if your
book is
in print form.
At the bottom end of the market, where the opportunity to make large amounts of money from high volume, low - priced
books is disappearing, along with the
reduction generally
in print business, the commoditisation of case reporting and the provision of legislation and other primary sources, the picture looks bleak.