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Ebooks Outsell Physical Books on Amazon.com

5/19/2011
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Since April 1, 2011 Amazon reported that it sold 105 books for its Kindle ebook (e-book) reader for every 100 hardcover and paperback physical books.

At this time ebook sales represented 14% of of all general consumer fiction and nonfiction books sold, according to Forrester Research.

Amazon introduced the Kindle on November 19, 2007.

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Book Trade / Bookselling
eCommerce / Mail Order / Consumer Analytics
E-Book / Digital Book History
Book History from 2000 to the Present

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