the state of the electronic book 2010
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Examining the dramatic changes in the ebook business over the last year and how authors and publishers can benefit from these changes. A presentation from Brendon J. Wilson given at BookCamp Vancouver, October 1st 2010.TRANSCRIPT
State of the Electronic Book 2010
BookCamp 2010
Brendon J. Wilson, @brendonjwilson
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Any Time, Any Place, Any Device
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Feature Experimentation
Wi-Fi versus 3GScreen quality
Battery lifeExternal storage
Single/Multi-purpose
ApplicationsSocial features
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Retailers! Retailers! Retailers!
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Battle for Talent
• Conflict over rights• Exclusive deals for
superstar authors• Greater revenue
for indie authors
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$259$189$139
$99?
Race to the Bottom
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Winner: Amazon…For Now
Estimated market shares:– Kindle: 43.3%– Nook: 16.3%– Sony: 13.8%– Other: 26.6%
Devices shipped:– Kindle: 5M since 2007– Nook: 1M since last
year– Sony: 1.28M to date
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The Bottom Line
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US Trade Wholesale Electronic Book Sales
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