Hachette says Audiobooks account for 3.4% and ebooks 8.2% of their revenue

Hachette stated during their recent earnings report, that in the first six…

Michael Kozlowski
28 July 2019
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Publishers experience a 24% increase in audiobook sales

Major publishers have reported that their total sales from audiobooks have increased…

Michael Kozlowski
18 July 2019
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UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018

Book sales in the United Kingdom decreased by 5.4% last year, which…

Michael Kozlowski
29 June 2019
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ebook sales decrease by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2019

In the first three months of 2019, digital book sales have fallen…

Michael Kozlowski
17 June 2019
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Audiobook sales increased by 13% in the United Kingdom

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and customers in…

Michael Kozlowski
14 March 2019
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eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019

Downloaded audio remains the format with the highest percent revenue growth in…

Michael Kozlowski
14 March 2019
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Ebook sales increased for the second time in two years

Digital book sales increased for the second time in two years in October 2018. Publishers saw modest revenue growth in eBooks (4.4%), with increases for the format across all trade book categories. Aside from downloaded audio, eBooks had the largest percent of revenue growth for the month, compared to October 2017. eBook revenue increased in October for Adult Books (3.0%), Childrens/YA Books (17.3%), and Religious Presses (12.0%). However, for the year-to-date (Jan. – Oct.), eBook revenues were down 3.1% from the same period in 2017. Downloaded audio remains the format with the highest percent revenue growth year-to-date (37.7%).