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It’s considered common knowledge that book reviews are a big compontent of successful marketing for an author. But a new study just added a wrinkle: The research shows that combining ebook reviews with a preview of the book itself makes viewers meaningfully more likely to buy a copy than either the review or the preview by itself.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo conducted a study on the desirability and reality of using drone delivery for e-retailers. The study looks at the cost and effectiveness in certain population areas and locations.
CATONSVILLE, MD, February 3, 2020 – In the public interest, governments often regulate the marketing activities of certain industries like tobacco, financial services, alcohol, and gaming.
In 2014, when Ebola appeared to threaten the United States, calls for restricting travel, including limiting visas to possible travelers from infected areas, were fortunately never implemented. Now, with the surfacing of the coronavirus threat, the lessons we learned from the Ebola outbreak may be useful to reduce population risk.
CATONSVILLE, MD, January 30, 2020 – New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds that the purchasing decision of customers considering buying e-books is significantly influenced through easy access to a combination of e-book previews and reviews, resulting in a staggering 31% increase in a consumer’s likelihood to purchase an e-book. When exposed to either previews only or online reviews only, purchase likelihood is between 7 and 17%.
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