Amazon Announces Ebooks Now Outsell Print Books in UK

Its been two years since Kindle launched in the UK, and in celebration Amazon released some interesting statistics.

Amazon UK now sells more ebooks than paperback and hardback print editions combined.

The retailer says for every 100 print books sold, 114 ebooks are purchased. These figures are specific to Amazon.co.uk and don't factor for print or ebook sales bought anywhere else online or in physical stores. Even so, this upsurge marks a definite -- though not surprising -- shift in the publishing world.

Kindle launched in the UK the summer of 2010, and within months became the best-selling product on Amazon. The family of Kindle ereaders allow users to download and read eb…
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