That’s a milestone. And I think I know why – I’ve probably bought 10 books a year for the past ten years of so, and did most of my reading through the library. I’d read a review of a book that interested me, make a note of it and, if I didn’t lose the note, borrow it the next time I was in the library. With the Kindle, I see a link, click it, and can order a copy, delivered in seconds, for anywhere from free to $3.99 or $9.99. I bet I’ve bought twice as many books this past year as I have in the past because its so easy and seamless. So that’s good for authors, no?
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Libraries are just taxpayer-funded homeless/pedophile shelters
Barnes and Noble/Borders superstores were the modern libraries for past 15yrs
Today, with Amazon/Kindle/Google, etc, bricks-and-mortar bookstores are dinosaurs…and AMZN avoids sales tx frictions of greedy, wasteful states
I just got a Kindle for xmas, and it is amazing! I have already bought three books, which is 3 more than I bought in the past 6 mos. (in fairness, my friends and I trade a lot of books). Anyway, this is clearly the future of books, in the same way that the ipod has become the present and future for music.
But not such good news for Diane’s Books or Just Books.
I’d really miss these guys.
Last year my 12 year old was devoted to Xbox. Now he won’t put down his Kindle. I’m not complaining.