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Just one in 20 people is electing to buy an electronic version of a book rather than a hard copy, Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos, revealed six months after the release of its much-touted "e-reader", the Kindle, notes the Times. Bezos told delegates at the D: All Things Digital conference that e-book sales accounted for just 6% of overall sales of titles where two versions - a hard copy and an electronic version - were available.
Bezos said Amazon's goal was "not to displace people's love of the physical book," but to offer the ability to download any book at short notice. He added that he saw e-books as having the potential to become a significant part of Amazon's business.