Digital book sales fell 7.3% in August 2019, this is the first time the format declined in the past two months. This is likely because not many new bestseller titles have been released and we should see the format pickup again in November and December. Ebooks were not the only thing that declined in August, but book sales across the board. Publisher net revenue for Trade, … [Read more...] about ebook sales declined 7% in August
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The constant ebook decline is over
Over the course of the past three or four years, ebooks have been experiencing constant declines in revenue. The most frequently cited reasons is that they cost too much and people have gravitated back to print. Whatever the reason might be, in 2019 ebooks are making a comeback. For the second month in a row they are starting to see gains. In the United States, revenue for … [Read more...] about The constant ebook decline is over
US ebook sales are $493 million this year
In the first six months of the year, ebook revenue generated $493 million dollars for American publishers. This was a small decline of 3.8% as compared to the same period in 2018. It looks like the ebook industry has stabilized. Digital audiobook sales was up 33.8%, reaching $279 million while physical audio declined by 18.0%, coming in at $17 million. Downloaded audio was … [Read more...] about US ebook sales are $493 million this year
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 months of 2019, ebooks accounted for 8.2% of their total revenue, this is bit of a fall from the 8.4% in the same period of 2018. Meanwhile audiobooks accounted for a respectable 3.4%, a huge jump from 2.5% a year prior. The publisher worldwide generated $1.3 billion dollars in sales for the first … [Read more...] about Hachette says Audiobooks account for 3.4% and ebooks 8.2% of their revenue
UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018
Book sales in the United Kingdom decreased by 5.4% last year, which has put a stop to the growth that has been occurring since 2014. In 2017 book sales were £3.11 billion and in 2018 total sales were £2.95 billion. These figures are from the UK Publishers Association, which published its annual yearbook. One of the reasons why print books are falling is due to the interest … [Read more...] about UK ebook sales have increased by 5% in 2018
ebook sales decrease by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2019
In the first three months of 2019, digital book sales have fallen by 4.5% and generated $244 million dollars, which was $10 million dollars less from the same period last year. The continuous decline in ebook sales has been occurring for the past four years. There are a few causes why ebook sales have fallen off a cliff. One of the leading factors is due to the rise of … [Read more...] about ebook sales decrease by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2019
eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019
Downloaded audio remains the format with the highest percent revenue growth in all of publishing with a 36.1% in January 2019. Meanwhile ebooks continue to decline from prior years, down 4.9% from the same period in 2018. The Association of American Publishers has just proclaimed that in January 2019, publisher revenue for trade books was $543.8 million, down 3.2% from … [Read more...] about eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019
eBook usage in Germany increases by 50%
The number of households that have purchased an ebook in the past three years has increased by over 50% in Germany. 1.6 million households bought eBooks in 2017 and ebook market share increased by 3%, which is good news for the digital format. In 2018, ebook sales are starting to explode. 24.4 million eBooks were sold in the first nine months of 2018, this is massive 19% … [Read more...] about eBook usage in Germany increases by 50%
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%), … [Read more...] about Ebook sales increased for the second time in two years
KDP Launches New Reports Dashboard in Beta
Self-published authors whose works are distributed via Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform may have noticed a couple of beauty-wise changes to their author dashboards. A new report dashboard, currently in beta, gives the muddled old dashboard a much-needed facelift. However, other than being more eye-catching and appealing, not much has changed about the sales report. … [Read more...] about KDP Launches New Reports Dashboard in Beta
Hardcover and Paperback book sales increase at the expense of ebooks
In the first nine months of the year ebook sales have declined 3.9% and generated over $770.9 million dollars. People are still buying the digital format of course, but the real money is with hardcover and paperback novels. The hardback format saw an increase of $1.9 billion dollars (6.2%) over 2017 and mass market and paperback books made $1,976.0 billion dollars (2.2%) from … [Read more...] about Hardcover and Paperback book sales increase at the expense of ebooks