eBook reading is on the rise, primarily due to the sheer amount of e-readers and tablets being adopted. The number of adults who have read an eBook in the past year has risen to 28%, up from 23% at the end of 2012. As much as digital reading has increased, print remains the foundation of the vast majority of Americans reading habits. Although there is a crossover of being … [Read more...] about 4% of Readers Read eBooks Exclusively
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eBook Sales Have Surpassed Hardcovers in Q1 2012
eBook sales have been on the rise thanks to growing segments like Young Adult Fiction, where we have seen growth by over 233%. Digital sales are doing very well and they have finally surpassed hardcover prints! In the first quarter of 2012 hardcover books accounted for $229 million dollars in sales whereas ebooks brought in a whopping $282 million dollars. The Association of … [Read more...] about eBook Sales Have Surpassed Hardcovers in Q1 2012
eBooks Will Account for 50% of All Books Sold by 2016
There is no disputing the growth and success of the ebook market in recent years. Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook recently conducted a deep industry inquest on how the global ebook market will look in the next few years. In 2011, ebook sales accounted for 19 billion dollars in the USA and by 2016 that figure should increase to 21 billion … [Read more...] about eBooks Will Account for 50% of All Books Sold by 2016
Survey says – 17% of US Adults have read 1 eBook in 2011
Publishing forecast firm Simba Information is well known in the last year for releasing survey results focusing on eBooks. It found in its latest report that 17% of U.S. adults have read at least one e-book in 2011, up from the 11% who did so in 2010. In keeping with the report’s tradition of measuring the commitment individual adults have to e-books, the percentage of adults … [Read more...] about Survey says – 17% of US Adults have read 1 eBook in 2011