Posted Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tablets, E-readers Closing Book on Ink-and-Paper Era
"...Readers are showing increased loyalty to digital books, according to the US Book Industry Study Group (BISG).
Nearly half of print book buyers who also got digital works said they would skip getting an ink-and-paper release by a favorite author if an electronic version could be had within three months, a BISG survey showed.
'The e-book market is developing very fast, with consumer attitudes and behaviors changing over the course of months, rather than years,' said BISG deputy executive director Angela Bole..."
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Nearly half of print book buyers who also got digital works said they would skip getting an ink-and-paper release by a favorite author if an electronic version could be had within three months, a BISG survey showed.
'The e-book market is developing very fast, with consumer attitudes and behaviors changing over the course of months, rather than years,' said BISG deputy executive director Angela Bole..."
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