tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post9068605053836630136..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Ebook sales fall, print rises in the UKAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-77235265055498811282016-05-15T19:25:54.058+00:002016-05-15T19:25:54.058+00:00Another factor may be the decline of cheap special...Another factor may be the decline of cheap special prices on ebooks, such as .99 cent (US) on new and some older books, and "mega-pack" bundles for cheap. Though often poorly (or lacking any) edited, they have pretty much the original text in an easy to hold and read format.<br /><br />I still know a great many readers who would rather have "the real thing" for books they want to keep, and consider ebooks as throw-away items.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-35493539804683046842016-05-15T16:24:23.301+00:002016-05-15T16:24:23.301+00:00The pricing issue in the USA is bizarre. As I said...The pricing issue in the USA is bizarre. As I said, in the UK it is more explicable due to the VAT problem. Apparently when publishers suggested stripping VAT from ebooks, the British government suggested that if they pushed it, they'd instead introduce VAT on paper books to create parity that way (and result in overnight 20% price hikes on all hardcover and paperback books in the UK), so the publishers backed down.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-17207137907877499532016-05-14T18:26:31.421+00:002016-05-14T18:26:31.421+00:00Interesting. Time will tell, but I think audiobook...Interesting. Time will tell, but I think audiobooks will continue to be a big factorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838320686570320868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64020962103604476342016-05-14T17:13:50.990+00:002016-05-14T17:13:50.990+00:00It's not really all that surprising - when pub...It's not really all that surprising - when publishers regularly price ebooks at about what the hardback sells for on Amazon to protect the hardback sales, of course ebook sales drop. It's basic economics, which seems to be beyond most journalists. Price them more competitively and sales (and total revenues likely) will increase.<br /><br />At least here in the US, the bookstores near me seem uninterested much in selling books. The closest Barnes and Noble near me has about 40% of the store now dedicated to games, toys and other things, and a terrible selection of books, at least in the SF&F sections.Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735130166169369069noreply@blogger.com