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		andreyf on May 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Estimate for number of books sold per Kindle: 27 Are you a very fast reader, or did you buy them to read later? I suspect people will buy books as they finish reading them... hence, comparing books sold on iPad/Kindle isn't indicative of anything.

vtail on May 3, 2010 | [–]

I usually buy them in batches, esp. if friends recommend them. Knowing that I have some unread books stimulates my reading :)

dgabriel on May 3, 2010 | [–]

I usually buy books in batches of 3-5, or even more if I'm perusing the free books.

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