The rapid pace of the changeover to e-books has prompted the president of Barnes and Noble to say that the landscape of the industry will be totally changed in 24 months. In fact, readers seem to be converting so quickly to Kindles and Kobos one wonders if will take that long. Marc Parrish quoted statistics which suggest that 30% of book readers are now using an electronic reader of some type. This coincides with the increase in e-reader sales. In 2009, some 900,000 were sold. In 2010, 14 million were sold with the 2011 estimate set at 18 million. All of this makes the changes seen on South Bayview at Sleuth of Baker Street more understandable than ever. E-reader sales reach 14 million in 2010
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The rapid pace of the changeover to e-books has prompted the president of Barnes and Noble to say that the landscape of the industry will be totally changed in 24 months. In fact, readers seem to be converting so quickly to Kindles and Kobos one wonders if will take that long. Marc Parrish quoted statistics which suggest that 30% of book readers are now using an electronic reader of some type. This coincides with the increase in e-reader sales. In 2009, some 900,000 were sold. In 2010, 14 million were sold with the 2011 estimate set at 18 million. All of this makes the changes seen on South Bayview at Sleuth of Baker Street more understandable than ever. 