Kindle ebook sales overtake paperback sales on Amazon

It's really amazing to see.. I didn't expect it to be this fast but getting ebook reader nowadays is the way to go. I know if I read a lot, I would def get one of these things. Saves you a lot of time and money.

 

You guys don't think its one of those fad gadgets? I seriously think there will be a decline

 

Before everyone going back to paper again....?

 

I think that these gadgets (kindle, nook, sony e-reader) will all eventually be replaced by iPad-like tablet devices. Having a tablet that can only read books is only useful if I read a lot of books. The return on investment is not high enough to warrant spending $150 on a device that will store only a few ebooks.

However, if an iPad like device came down in price, a lot of people would use them as multi-functional computing platforms (web surfing, apps, etc) and that would really drive up ebook sales.

I agree shastarocket that ebook readers (that have limited functionality - i.e. only book reading) will be a fad, while tablet computing will not be.

 

One doesn't even need a physical ebook reader. Simply download the Kindle app to your phone or pc/mac and you are good to go.

 

I don't really like these. I like when I'm reading a book that I can flip back easily to a previous page to reread a part that foreshadowed something or to refresh my memory. On any of these devices, it's an ordeal. With paper, I can flip through the pages and jolt my memory when some phrase or dialogue stands out. On E-readers and tablets, you can input the page or chapter, but it's just not the same.

It's a shame, bookstores are going to die out because of this. Even the Independent stores are going to fail eventually. Borders is dying, B&N is killing it's physical stores with every NOOK it sells. I like being able to browse books and find something interesting or getting a recommendation from a random stranger in the same aisle.

The other thing killing bookstores; the freeloaders who read books and magazines with no intent to buy and just stack them up and leave a mess behind. If anybody reading this right now is guilty of that, I want you to know that I'm not joking when I say I hope you get hit by a truck tomorrow.

Now all the people who buy James Patterson and Nora Roberts/JD Robb will have nobody to try and get them to give something different a chance. They're just going to keep on downloading lame book after lame book.

 

Yes, they will inevitably be replaced by tablets but the e-reading experience that these gadgets brought is here to stay. They won't be replaced until more versatile, cost-conscious tablets that don't give any eye-strain get to the market.

Even if you are a casual reader I suggest you jump in the bandwagon, this is not just a fad, plus I started reading more since I got mine.

I love my Kindle, my eyes love the Kindle screen (they hate backlit screens), I love carrying around hundreds of book in that one tiny thing just because I can, I love consulting dictionaries by only having to click on the word, lots of free stuff too, classic and new.

I know it's a matter of preference but when it comes to reading literature I don't miss a beat at all, I find myself engrossed in the book just as I would do with a well presented paperback, granted the book is good to begin with.

 

I guess my biggest issue with these is I don't really even understand the purpose of buying books in the first place unless it's a reference book. I mean, how many people re-read the majority of books they buy? Just go to your library and "rent" books for free and then return it so it doesn't take up space in your home when you're finished.

Do libraries offer some sort of digital books that can be checked out on these devices?

 

that is one of things i love about Kindle...i am currently reading a paperback and i have to go to my phone to look up the word.

 

Who cares if the bookstores die unless going to the bookstore is some great experience for you. If you go to the bookstore to buy a damned book... well, you can do that now without going to a bookstore.
If the bookstore offers an experience that can't be had otherwise... it'll live. If not, it won't. Simple.

 

Not a surprised. Everything these days is becoming digitized.

Cd sales are dying. Hardly anyone develops photos from film anymore. And almost everything else is stored on a harddrive.

It's just more practical and so that we don't have clutter everywhere.

 

Bookstores will die for the same reason that Blockbuster and Hollywood Video did.

This is the true digital revolution. For the first time everybody's carrying around little computers in their pockets with high speed connectivity and hideous amounts of processing power. Brick and mortar for content consumption is becoming a relic of the past.