Kindle Makes Hardcovers Kiss the Ground

We are slowly, yet steadily, saying goodbye to good old hardcovers. From the recordbreaking sales of more eBooks than real books last Christmas, Kindle keeps on hitting high-water figures during the last quarter. Hardcovers are now running behind digital books in sales, as recorded by Amazon.

This rise of revenues in eBook-selling has become the trend. More readers started shifting preferences – from storing copies that take up shelf space to downloading copies that fill up hard drives. Kindle even pushed the bar a little higher by promising to deliver your books in 60 seconds. That is a feat that a bookstore cannot yet offer, even online bookstores, for that matter.

Discounts on prices have also contributed to the shoot-up of eBook sales. With the arrival of iPad and other eBook readers, Kindle has secured a spot in the market through these price markdowns. Its longevity may also rely mostly on eBook sales through its stores, rather than the selling of the gadgets themselves.

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