{"id":1334,"date":"2011-01-31T18:55:12","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T23:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeff.kusner.com\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2017-12-31T18:41:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T23:41:25","slug":"how-and-why-ebooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeff.kusner.com\/index.php\/how-and-why-ebooks\/","title":{"rendered":"How And Why Readers Buy And Read E-Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Book Industry Study Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) comes research collected directly from book readers that addresses how print-book buyers access, purchase, and use e-books and e-readers.<\/p>\n

The survey found that 30% of print-book buyers would wait up to 3 months to purchase the e-book edition of a book by their favorite author. The study also found the top characteristics of why consumers purchase an e-book rather than a print book to be:<\/p>\n

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  1. Affordability<\/li>\n
  2. Easy to download<\/li>\n
  3. Readability<\/li>\n
  4. Instant access to book<\/li>\n
  5. Portability<\/li>\n
  6. Searchability<\/li>\n
  7. Environmentally friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Source: The Foster Letter – Religious Market update 1\/25\/2010<\/a><\/p>\n

    From Publishers Weekly<\/strong><\/p>\n

    And here is a link to an article titled “It’s a Digital Book World<\/a>” from Publisher’s Weekly that summarizes the impact e-books have on the publishing trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    From the Book Industry Study Group From the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) comes research collected directly from book readers that addresses how print-book buyers access, purchase, and use e-books and e-readers. The survey found that 30% of print-book buyers would wait up to 3 months to purchase the e-book edition of a book … <\/p>\n

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