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  1. 6-18-12, 2:11 PM #1
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    Ebook Sales Figures Surpass Hardcover Figures

    An article that may be of interest:

    http://mashable.com/2012/06/17/ebook-hardcover-sales/
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    paperback books are still king in publishing. However, I read somewhere (I can't remember where so I can't source it--take it with a grain of salt) that the ebook market and the paperback market are separate markets... in other words, people predisposed to buy ebooks aren't likely to buy paperbacks, and vice-versa.

    Market fragmentation in the book community. Interesting.
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    Yep. And as a commenter mentioned, this only counts industry-reported stats from the Association of American Publishers. IE, does not count Indie titles or even some smaller publishers. Total true eBook sales are likely to be somewhat higher.
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