Most major publishing companies saw massive digital gains in the 3rd quarter of 2012. HarperCollins saw a very modest 18% increase in sales over the 10% it garnered in 2011. Penguin recently reported that in the first six months of the year, one in five books it sold is digital.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.