Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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judifilksign

judifilksign

July 22 2010, 02:30:32 UTC 10 years ago

Well, lots of folks still buy their browse books from retail stores. It goes to reason that the more tech-savvy consumer shopping online would also have more gadgetry on which to read e-books.

Do any of the kiosks at the physical bookstores really sell many readers and ebooks?
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ysabetwordsmith

July 22 2010, 02:37:34 UTC 10 years ago

>>It goes to reason that the more tech-savvy consumer shopping online would also have more gadgetry on which to read e-books.<<

That's a good point. I'm also interested in a cash-volume comparison vs. a title-volume comparison, because ebooks are a lot cheaper than hardbacks, which can be pretty expensive.

>>Do any of the kiosks at the physical bookstores really sell many readers and ebooks?<<

I don't know. But the Barnes & Noble store in Champaign has its gadget booth right in front of the door. It's not ten feet into the store; you have to go out of your way to walk around it. They're doing everything they can to call attention to the thing. I expect that boosts their sales to people who are interested in that sort of thing.