Debates: VERSUS?
Ebooks are Only a Fad
Steve: Carr adds that many ebooks go unread. This argument lacks force, since the same could be said of print books and our research shows that 96% of Power Buyers reported that they finished the ebooks they purchased. Our research also suggests that once readers try ebooks, their preference grows rather than diminishes, and that the number of people who report leaving ebooks for print books is close to zero. The mere fact that ebook sales are overtaking print book sales is proof that it's not a fad.
John Parsons (john@intuideas.com), former Editorial Director of The Seybold Report, is an independent writer, ghostwriter, and editor. He is the co-author of the interactive printed textbook, Introduction to Graphic Communication, on the art, science and business of print, which has been adopted by Ryerson, Arizona State, the University of Houston, and many other schools and vocational training centers. Custom editions of the book are under consideration by major printing companies and franchises for internal training purposes.