E-book revenue in the United States increased by 7.8% and generated $102.7 million in revenue. Year-to-date e-book sales were up 4.7% as compared to the first two months of 2024 for a total of $184.0 million. This is good news for the overall health of the e-book market, the first two months of the year, had revenue increasing vs the same time last year.
Digital Audiobook sales was up 6.8% for February, coming in at $83.3 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 36.3%, coming in at $200 thousand. Year-to-date digital audiobook sales were up 6.4%, coming in at $168.4 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 16.1%, coming in at $900 thousand.
Year-to-date frade revenues were down 3.2% at $1.5 billion for the first two months of the year. Hardback revenues were down 1.3%, coming in at $524.7 million; Paperbacks were down 10.3%, with $490.0 million in revenue; Mass Market was down 21.7% to $17.6 million; and Special Bindings were up 5.9%, with $34.4 million in revenue.
This data comes from the Association of American Publishers, which reports the monthly and yearly net revenue of publishing houses from U.S. sales to bookstores, wholesalers, direct to consumer, online retailers, and other channels. StatShot draws revenue data from approximately 1,300 publishers.
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.