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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
I throw nearly that many in my bag every time we go visit the relatives. There's about 30 hours in transit and once we are there numerous meals with her relatives where all the conversation will be in languages I don't speak.
Indeed. But surely you don't represent the majority of population, right?
The majority of the population is unlikely to buy a book this year. The eBook readers are not targeted at that market segment.
In looking at the price tag it is also useful to consider the discount that books sell at in the electronic format. It mat take a hundred or so to make back the initial investment, but that can happen surprisingly quickly in a family where reading is a passion. And while I don't think we ever got up to 20 on a single trip, I know that my wife and I have been into double digits. There very much is value in the format for some people. The fact that you apparently are not one of them doesn't mean that you represent everyone else.