Addressing the state of econtent
Joe Wikert,
Oct 11, 2011
Summary of a web video interview with Dosdoce Digital Culture's CEO Javier Celaya on the state of the eBook market, with an emphasis on Spain. These points accord with my own understanding:
- Ebooks currently represent about 3% of total sales: This is rapidly changing, though
- single-purpose devices, particularly ones dedicated to reading, aren't likely to be successful.
- Amazon will have a major advantage, despite the fixed-price restrictions
- iPad will remain strong but iBookstore, not so much
- Support for DRM is shifting... mostly at the request of their authors.
- The advantages of direct sales go well beyond the obvious income boost
- Ebooks currently represent about 3% of total sales: This is rapidly changing, though
- single-purpose devices, particularly ones dedicated to reading, aren't likely to be successful.
- Amazon will have a major advantage, despite the fixed-price restrictions
- iPad will remain strong but iBookstore, not so much
- Support for DRM is shifting... mostly at the request of their authors.
- The advantages of direct sales go well beyond the obvious income boost
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