When you buy one it comes up as a transaction with price £0.00. While I agree that technically if there's no price, there's no sale, I very much doubt that news outlets are conscientious enough to make sure they don't accidentally (or even accidentally-on-purpose) change "115 e-books were downloaded for every 100 books sold" to "115 e-books were sold for every book sold".
Of course, to answer this we'd need to see Amazon's original figures...
Of course, to answer this we'd need to see Amazon's original figures...
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
Kindle books overtake paperbacks
- 27/01/2011 11:21:07 PM
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Any idea about how well the Nook Books are doing? *NM*
- 28/01/2011 12:25:53 AM
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Barnes & Noble also said it now sells more digital books than physical books on its Web site.
- 28/01/2011 04:47:15 AM
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Terrible news. I may be a fogey who hates change, but gosh darnit, I really hate this change. *NM*
- 28/01/2011 03:17:29 AM
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I think it's completely unsurprising that an online bookseller would sell more ebooks.
- 28/01/2011 10:05:10 PM
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No!
- 29/01/2011 05:46:00 PM
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Re: No!
- 31/01/2011 06:35:07 AM
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You can wrap your Kindle in clingfilm (gladwrap) or a transparent plastic bag. 
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- 31/01/2011 12:34:00 PM
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- 31/01/2011 12:34:00 PM
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Of course Amazon is selling more e-books than printed books. They're the main e-book seller.
- 30/01/2011 11:39:12 AM
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the free books don't count as a sale
- 31/01/2011 08:01:39 AM
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Where does it say they aren't counting the free ones?
- 31/01/2011 08:10:23 AM
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I guess you're assuming it does and I'm assuming it doesn't.
- 31/01/2011 08:14:52 AM
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When you buy one of the free books it does have a price on the page.
- 31/01/2011 08:38:56 AM
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According to the Amazon press release, free books are excluded -
- 31/01/2011 12:01:48 PM
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