The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > Photo Prints? Everyone Wants Your Business

I'm adjusting to the world of digital photography. Found this stat about 80percent of digital photos never being printed interesting. From an article about the Snapfish/Costco/etc. price and picture 'wars'.

The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > Photo Prints? Everyone Wants Your Business: "Digital photos, of course, never have to see paper to be shared, or even tossed out. Mr. Beacham notes that he prints only about one of every 20 pictures he takes.

He is not alone. About 80 percent of digital pictures taken are never developed, Mr. Lesley of Hewlett-Packard said. The overall number of prints made at home and in stores last year fell 4.5 percent to 27.4 billion, according to a survey by the Photo Marketing Association International.

So no matter how easy or cheap it is to print digital photos, some people seem content collecting many of their photos virtually.

'A hard drive and CD's take up less space than shoeboxes and photo albums,' Mr. Beacham said."