The market for electronic books survive explosion. American Internet- store amazon, now sell more electronic books, than paper. The devices producers for reading electronic books launched full-scale price war, but some young players promise to present devices with the colored picture screen which cost not more than $100.
According to poll RR bowker, half of electronic books devices owners are ready to forego completely the use of paper . 30% are even ready to await several months, until the electronic version of already existing paper version book appear.
Note that only the half of all loaded from the network electronic books bring profit to their rightholders - remaining part extended free of charge publications. The leader of market is considered Amazon with 61% of purchases, Barnes & nobles obtain only 20% of market, in the portion of libraries 7%, and Sony company realizes only 5% of electronic books.
Most popular platform for reading electronic books remain kindle (40%), and here in the portion of usual computers and netbook it is 39%. As shows the interrogation of public opinion, device for reading electronic books are expensive, this stops many readers. Almost half of all devices for reading electronic books are obtained as gift from friends.