A New Chapter In Publishing: Printed Book Sales Plummet As The E-Reader Grows In Popularity -- Daily Mail* Sales of printed novels fell by a quarter in the first two months of this year
The rise of e-readers - such as Kindle - is thought to be behind a slump in sales of the printed novel in the UK, figures have revealed.
In the first eight weeks of 2012, Britons bought 7.6million printed novels - almost two-and-a-half million fewer than books bought in the same period in 2011.
The slump - which does not include non-fiction and children's books - coincides with a jump in sales of e-readers, which include Kindle and iPads.
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I think the e-reader has become a popular device between teenagers, but not only. More and more people choose to read this way instead of printed books. I'm one of them, but not because I don't want to read traditionally... I have a really busy schedule and I can enjoy them only on my way to work. I've downloaded my eBooks from All you can books... a free site with hundreds of great and interesting titles.
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