Digital book sales in the United States saw a 2.7% gain during November 2024, generating $83.3 million dollars. Year-to-date, e-book revenues were up 2.9% compared to the first eleven months of 2024, which was $945.1 million.
Digital audiobook sales were up 16.1% for November, reaching $94.3 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 29.1%, coming in at $800 thousand. Year-to-date, the digital audiobook format was up 25.0%, reaching $977.5 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 35.5%, coming in at $8.2 million.
During November, Hardback revenues were up 6.9%, coming in at $384.9 million; Paperbacks were up 7.7%, with $286.6 million in revenue; Mass Market was up 17.5% to $11.6 million; and Special Bindings were up 8.3%, with $25.2 million in revenue. Year-to-date Hardback revenues were up 7.4%, coming in at $3.3 billion; Paperbacks were up 4.2%, with $3.0 billion in revenue; Mass Market was down 13.7% to $112.7 million; and Special Bindings were up 4.7%, with $212.7 million in revenue.
This data is from the American Publishers Association StatShot, which reports publishing houses’ monthly and yearly net revenue from U.S. sales to bookstores, wholesalers, direct-to-consumer, online retailers, and other channels. StatShot draws revenue data from approximately 1,280 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.