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3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 28, 2015 by Michael Mauboussin · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2015 · across every show →
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Apr 28, 2015 positive
Mauboussin: Mental recall is significantly better with physical books than e-readers
“As for reading and I don't know if this is a generational thing, but I still prefer physical books to reading on the Kindle, so I might read on the Kindle on a plane or something, but usually I'll do shorter reads versus long reads, but mostly I like physical …”
Aug 6, 2019 neutral
Howey: Amazon halves self-publishing royalties outside the $2.99 to $9.99 range
“They think eBooks should be between two 99 and nine 99. And if you price it there, they'll give you a 70%. If you price it below two 99, Hey, you're welcome to do that. But they're going to pay you 35%, which is half. If you price it over nine 99, again, your …”
May 28, 2024
Housel: Kindle data shows average readers finish only 25% of bestsellers
“There was a mathematician who looked at Kindle highlight data, and he used highlights as a proxy for how far people make it in a book. And the assumption was when people stop highlighting in Kindle, they probably stopped reading. And he showed that even among …”