In a New York Times interview, Steve Jobs gave his assessment of various technology products. Regarding Amazon's Kindle, he said:
Do you think he's correct about this--that 40% don't read more than one book a year? I know that book sales have been on the decline, but this figure is staggering to me for what it bodes for book publishing companies (not to mention my own DH who writes books for a living).
* So how many books do you estimate you read annually? Would you ever consider an electronic product like the Kindle in place of the real thing?
* Do you think the decline in book sales will continue?
* Assuming the 40% figure is accurate, do you think it's problematic that people aren't reading books much anymore?
“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore. Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.”
* So how many books do you estimate you read annually? Would you ever consider an electronic product like the Kindle in place of the real thing?
* Do you think the decline in book sales will continue?
* Assuming the 40% figure is accurate, do you think it's problematic that people aren't reading books much anymore?
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