Publishing expert, Jane Friedman also asks
whether ebook buyers are migrating to audiobooks (where sales are on the increase) and whether the more voracious readers have opted for unlimited subscription models.
Not exact matches
-- no distinction between
whether you want
buyers to purchase the print book or
eBook.
Says Rowe: «Traditional publishers priced themselves out of the market, and their 10 % drop in 2017 is just the latest evidence that the value a traditional publisher adds —
whether editing, gatekeeping, or marketing — isn't as highly valued by
ebook buyers as a low pricetag.»
I don't think that book
buyers care
whether they can buy both print and e from the same store, so you're not doing them a disservice by not offering
ebooks.