I was struck by the recent news release by Amazon about the Kindle over-taking all other book formats combined. So I indulged my curiosity and here’s what I found. The world, my friends, is changing very quickly….
Number of Years Between:
Invention of printing press & first free public library in US: 413
First free public library in US and sale of first book on Amazon.com: 143
Sale of first book on Amazon.com and sale of first Kindle book: 12
Sale of first Kindle book and Kindle over-taking hardcover books: 3.5
Kindle over-taking hardcover and Kindle over-taking paperback: 6 months
Kindle overtaking paperback and Kindle overtaking all other book formats combined: 100 days
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