Reading to your children when they are going to sleep is a time honored tradition in many families. Grabbing a favorite book off of the shelf and turning dog-eared pages is as synonymous to warm milk when it comes to putting you to sleep. In the first quarter of 2012, parents and kids alike are turning to ebooks with revenue jumping up 233% in the first quarter of 2012. … [Read more...] about Kids eBook Sales Are Surging in 2012
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eBooks Now Account for 30% of All US Fiction
There is strong momentum in the USA's world of ebooks. Sales nearly doubled from 2010 to 2011, and ebooks now account for over 30% of all Trade-Fiction! BookStats compiled a recent report, which examines US publishers' annual net sales revenues and net units. Their research does a good job at tracking sales from all adult fiction, non-fiction, and kids books. Recently the … [Read more...] about eBooks Now Account for 30% of All US Fiction
The Corporate Battleground for Your Digital Book Business
The current ebook market climate is riddled with uncertainty as corporate giants do battle with each other for your digital content. Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, and other major publishers are fighting it out online and in the courts for your business. Amazon launched the Kindle Reader in 2007 and Sony in 2006. At first, both devices lived on the fringe with early … [Read more...] about The Corporate Battleground for Your Digital Book Business
eBook Sales rise in the UK by 366%
Digital book sales rose in the United Kingdom by 366% in 2011 which contributed to a noticeable decline in print. eBooks now account for 6% of the entire book industry and garnered £92 million in overall sales. Total consumer digital sales (including consumer ebooks, downloads and audiobooks) showed the most rapid growth, having increased by 318% since 2009 from £4m to … [Read more...] about eBook Sales rise in the UK by 366%
eBooks Account for 10% of All Book Sales in Canada
Canadians are very connected with the internet and do not shy away from new gadgets or technological innovations. This holds true with the rising success of e-readers and tablets available in this country and carries over to the purchasing of digital content. A recent report by the National Book Count claims that e-books now account for over 10% of all books sold in Canada! … [Read more...] about eBooks Account for 10% of All Book Sales in Canada
Ebooks Outselling Print in Bestseller Lists
USA Today boasts a prestigious bestseller list for new books and it’s often a milestone for authors to reach multiple weeks at the top of the rankings. But after the holiday e-reader gift giving when the industry saw an expected spike in ebook sales to go with those new devices, USA Today’s list contained an unprecedented number of ebooks that were actually faring better than … [Read more...] about Ebooks Outselling Print in Bestseller Lists
James Patterson sees Explosive Growth in eBook Sales – Tops 5 Million Sold
James Patterson is a literary juggernaut, pumping out a copious amount of books every month. He often works in collusion with various other co-writers to help with the workload such as Maxine Paetro and Michael Ledwidge. His publishing Little, Brown & Co. is a division of The Hachette Book Group and the company announced today that his ebook sales of topped 5 million … [Read more...] about James Patterson sees Explosive Growth in eBook Sales – Tops 5 Million Sold
Ebook Sales Both Rise and Fall in Wiley’s Divisions
Publisher John Wiley & Sons released its digital sales figures for several areas of its professional & trade paperback divisions this week and the numbers could speak volumes about the reading habits and the buying habits of consumers for both digital and print. When GoodEReader covered the rising popularity of independently published enhanced ebooks earlier this … [Read more...] about Ebook Sales Both Rise and Fall in Wiley’s Divisions
Penguin Ebook Sales on the Rise
As more and more publishers learn just how valuable their ebook imprints are—and in some cases, how their ebook sales can translate into the difference between profit and loss—the numbers are slowly appearing from some of the largest names in the industry. Penguin Group announced today that its ebook sales for the third quarter were have more than doubled so far for 2011, … [Read more...] about Penguin Ebook Sales on the Rise
Barnes and Noble Nook and eBook Sales Rise
The Barnes and Noble entire product line of e-readers which includes the new Simple Touch and the ever popular Nook Color continue to garner the company strong revenue. Overall sales in the last quarter rose a staggering 140% and made the company $277 million dollars. B&N forecast that by years end they would have made $1.8 billion dollars. Barnes and Noble continues to … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook and eBook Sales Rise