This seems to be a common refrain lately. Some people are saying it.<\/p>\n
And well, I hate to bust anybody’s bubble-I really do, but…well, these people wrong.<\/p>\n
The majority of readers still aren’t into ebooks yet.\u00a0 They just aren’t.\u00a0 Quite a few books sold through places like Walmart, Target, even the typical Borders, Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, the indies, Half Prices Books and More…those are bought by the people who love their print books.<\/p>\n
Most of them aren’t ready to make the switch.<\/p>\n
Most of them don’t want<\/em> to make the switch.<\/p>\n Many of them can’t see plunking down the $200+ for a decent e-ink device and many of them are going to hold onto their pennies until a more ‘universal’ device comes onto the market.\u00a0 The majority of my readers are print readers-and here’s the kicker-I started<\/em> out in ebooks.\u00a0 As far as ebook\/digital readers go, I’ve got a decent reader base built up. But the digital readers are still outnumbered.<\/p>\n Now… will it stay<\/em> this way?<\/p>\n Nah.\u00a0 At some point, digital books are going to be the ‘normal’.\u00a0 In some ways, I’m ready.\u00a0 For any parent out there who has a skinny kid (like me) who is hauling around text books that way half her body weight?\u00a0 Oy, I’m waiting<\/em> for the day I can opt in to get her a digital text book reader.\u00a0 My back hurts just watching her lug that back pack around, and she hasn’t even really started getting<\/em> the heavy books.<\/p>\n I’m also an ebook reader.\u00a0 I’ve got a Sony and I love it.\u00a0 Especially if for some reason I can’t get out of the house to the bookstore-whether it’s sick kids, too busy, whatever.\u00a0 Just go tot the Sony Store, get my book and away I go.\u00a0 I’ve been reading ebooks since 2003 and I’ve shown my Sony Reader far and wide.\u00a0 I love my ebook gadgets and I love the options ebooks have.<\/p>\n