Well now we have Dymocks taking feeds from google along with Booktopia. Kobo will feed Collins book stores rather than just linking to Kobo. It is going to take some time in Australia for the ebook to take hold like in the US. I rarely see people with ebook readers and every time I get a seminar or group together maybe one has an ebook reader.
Amazon continues to dominate in this market and their new Kindle Fire which I have in my hot little hands is very good. It's the power of the brand again and first in the market that wins out nine times out of ten.
The Fire's only problem is the battery length compared to the standards Kindle. I love the way these machines start up quickly. Oh to have a laptop or desktop that does the same.
Bookish, the new player with a novel idea, has not made any inroads yet. My ebook sales are still heavily weighted to Amazon which is lousy for Australian small publishers in terms of a reasonable return.
We can only sit back and wait to see what the consumer does. By the way if you can get everything you want without leaving your home; is that good for you????