Ebook sales give publishers knowledge they would rather not have

by one of our members
7 February 201229 March 2022
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Het viel ons al op in de dagelijkse twitterstroom: als het gaat om boekrecensies op twitter overheersen de 'lage' genres (althans volgens kenners) de hitlijsten: fantasy, dagboeken van ziektelijders, 'streekwerk', howto's en erotica. Geen nieuws, zult u wellicht zeggen, maar er is meer aan de hand. Dankzij de komst van de e-reader krijgen uitgeverijen (in Amerika althans) inzicht in wat mensen werkelijk lezen. En dat beeld stemt de voorstanders van culturele verheffing van het volk niet bepaald ...

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