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A Futurist's Forecast for E-Books

By David Houle August 05, 2010 Evolution Shift Archives
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The recent announcement from Amazon that in the past three months they had sold more e-books for their Kindle reader than hardcover books is significant. It means that 2010 will be the year of lift off for e-books. Amazon said that it sold 143 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books, including hardcovers for which there are no Kindle editions.

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David Houle

David Houle is a global futurist, strategist and speaker. He has always been slightly ahead the curve. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that created and launched ... read more

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