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This article is from April 2017, but I've only just seen it.
Two particular things caught my eye (though you should read the article, because there's a lot there):
In terms of my own ebook and printed book buying habits: I'm still buying ebook versions of printed books I own because I want to be able to carry them easily, and because I want to be able to search them, one of my primary reasons for buying ebooks from the beginning.
I'm still buying books in printed form when I need to be able to cite them.
Anyone else have any particular habits with regards to book buying—and I'm interested in hard cover vs paperback too, particularly since recycled paper is more available, and lower acidity, which means even paperback books are more durable.
Penguin paperbacks I bought in the 1980s and 1990s are yellowed and brittle; 1980s books were yellowed and beginning to be brittle in the 1990s. Penguins I bought in 2000 are still almost as good as new, and are printed on low-acid recycled paper (I'm not picking on Penguin / Random house, but I've been buying Penguin Classics for a long time, so it's an easy check).
Two particular things caught my eye (though you should read the article, because there's a lot there):
. . . figures published today by the Publishing Association show that sales of consumer ebooks have dropped by 17%, while sales of physical books are up 8%. Consumer spending on books was up £89m across the board last year, compared with 2015. S
The figures from the Publishing Association should be treated with some caution. They exclude self-published books, a sizable market for ebooks. And, according to Dan Franklin, a digital publishing specialist, more than 50% of genre sales are on ebook. Digital book sales overall are up 6%.
In terms of my own ebook and printed book buying habits: I'm still buying ebook versions of printed books I own because I want to be able to carry them easily, and because I want to be able to search them, one of my primary reasons for buying ebooks from the beginning.
I'm still buying books in printed form when I need to be able to cite them.
Anyone else have any particular habits with regards to book buying—and I'm interested in hard cover vs paperback too, particularly since recycled paper is more available, and lower acidity, which means even paperback books are more durable.
Penguin paperbacks I bought in the 1980s and 1990s are yellowed and brittle; 1980s books were yellowed and beginning to be brittle in the 1990s. Penguins I bought in 2000 are still almost as good as new, and are printed on low-acid recycled paper (I'm not picking on Penguin / Random house, but I've been buying Penguin Classics for a long time, so it's an easy check).