"Despite all of the positive energy around device ownership growth and device usage, publishers may have been shocked to find out that e-book purchasing growth may be slowing. According to data presented by the Book Industry Study Group and Bowker at the Digital Book World Conference last week, there was only 17% growth in the number of print-book buyers who also purchased an e-book; this was markedly less than the 25% to 30% growth people had reportedly hoped for.

But if people who buy devices still read books - in some cases, this is much of what they do - and device ownership is growing quickly, posited publishing consultant Don Linn, then why is e-book sales growth sagging?"

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