In other hand, that number posted by Kindle devices is of utmost importance for the self-publishing industry, and also for, as JA Konrath says, the gatekeepers. Just make some numbers. By the end of 2010 there will be more than 8 million kindle devices and a similar number of iPad. So we could imagine that every gadget owner will buy at least 1 book per month, reaching a conservative number of 16 million monthly. remember these are conservative numbers. But also we have to be realistic that the number sold will be much higher, du to the trend on ebooks, October number of Year-to-date sold, were up 171% from the same period 2009, the American Association of Publishers. This number does not have accounted the self-publishers numbers, so the trend is really important.
We have to be clear that this technology is here to stay, and every writer that wants to self-pub has to do it right now. As for me, in my way to becoming a writer, I will continue my search and read, read, and read, so I will be, eventually,one of those buying at least 1 book a month on my gadget (there will be more than 1 in my case). I also will keep an eye on the increase of spanish ebooks, because this is the next big step that ebooks have to take. Although Mexico is not a reading country, there are a lot of spanish speaking countries that are readers.
One question to all my fellow writers: Who wants to be one of that book sold to the new eReaders out there? I really would like to be in those numbers. So keep the stakes high, keep the creativity flowing, keep being a professional as your own editor, because (sorry JA Konrath for using your words, but they are right on the target) the new gatekeepers are the readers.
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