Apr 02, 2014 amazon sells several models of kindle ereader and kindle fire tablets aimed at capturing the fast growing market for mobile devices. Beware of glib conclusions the story for big publishers is different. According to international publishers association, in 20, the book publishing market was dominated by countries such as the u. She shared a great chart from nielsen on where books rank for different age groups.
In august 2019, the american association of publishers, which represents mostly traditional book publishers, reported that, among their members, ebook sales accounted for 14. Ebooks gained, online retailers slipped in 2014 publishers weekly. However, the market for printed books is declining with the digitization of books and its easy availability and exchange. Kobo sells its devices online and through physical retail channels. Stock market investing for beginners can be a daunting task. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. In the 3rd quarter of 2014, the consortium of media retailers that make up the tolino alliance accounted for 45% of the german ebook market, while amazon only accounted for 39%. Leading book publishers by market share uk 2014 statista. Google play book has the smallest market share, making up 12% of. Bertelsmann held the greatest share of any single group, at. Apple takes a page out of amazons ebook market share. In fact, penguin random house was the leading e book publisher in the first half of 2014, with 250 bestsellers released in that time. E books, data guy told the crowd, never stopped growing. By july 2014, 250,000 books written by 30,000 authors have been published through this program.
Ereader device sales including kindle are in rapid decline. However, the market for printed books is declining with the digitization of books and its easy availability and exchange over the internet. Rounding out big four are germany at 8%, and japan at 7%. Quickbooks 2014 market share and competitor report.
These investments are necessary to establish the market, and provide a legitimate alternative to any pirated materials that may be available on filesharing websites. Traditional publishers ebook sales drop as indie authors. The ubiquitous pdf portable document format, which is the favourite free ebook file type and then you have the proprietary versions some are supposedly open standards with amazon which has 7080% of the ebook market using the mobi its version of mobipocket format and apple the epub. Push to lower uks ebook tax 20 october 2018 the sun. It makes sense that china is next with a 12% share. The global ebook report rudiger wischenbart, content. Book publishing market overview for authors statistics. Nielsens numbers across 20122015 revealed that as the big five publishers ebook market share fell 12%, small publishers and selfpublished authors market share rose 23%.
October 9, 2015 by michael kozlowski 3 comments according to the association of american publishers the us e book. Some 19% of adults report owning an ereader a handheld device such as a kindle or nook primarily used for reading ebooks. Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims report this article is more than 5 years old hugh howey says his study, based on calculation of amazon sales, shows real progress for. Global ebook market revenue, by genre, 2014 2024 usd billion.
Until recently, it was the best resource for sales data from selfpublishing. Buchreport reported on friday that the the latest figures from market research firm gfk show that the kindle store was losing market share to tolino. Discover all statistics and data on e books now on. Selfpublishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year books.
Traditional publishing ebook sales dropped 10% in 2017. That is why we at share navigator have created a series of free stock market ebooks. Factors such as high penetration of smartphone and smart devices. Jan 22, 2018 to examine how big five versus nonbig five legacy market shares at amazon have trended, we need to look at each book format separately. It looks as though sales stuttered because traditional publishers have been losing market share to indie authors who publish. Trade ebook sales revenue in the united states from 2008 to 2014 in million u. In the rudiger wischenbart global ebook report 2104, there is some surprising data about where ebooks are popular and selling well. Booksellers can upload their inventories to amazon and tap into a far greater market than their store would allow, and it gives the consumer the ability to find more books from more resellers.
We expect rentals to peak at about 30 percent of assigned textbooks, taking share primarily from used books. The 2017 edition is more of the same, but updated to match the new indie landscape. Ebook market size, share, analysis, 20142024 industry. E books and audiobooks are just one small aspect of another much more vast market that amazon has succeeded in to a. However, the bestseller market still seemed to be dominated by the big five. Amazons control over ebook sales data should upset. Amazon keeps firm grip on ebook market, even as the format. Oct 09, 2015 amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than we thought author earnings report 9 october, 2015 9 october, 2015 ebook sales 26 comments conventional wisdom says that amazon has 65% of the us ebook market.
Ebook market global industry analysis, size and forecast. Has the print book really won back readers from ebooks. Npd pubtrack digital tracks ebook sales but because it is a publisher data share model, the data does not include selfpublished ebooks, writes npds allison risbridger by email. The rising adoption of smartphones and multilingual features of e books is an advantage which is expected to drive the. Ebook market global ebook industry size, share, growth, analysis, research and forecast report, 2014 to 2024 ebook market global ebook market size was valued at usd 15. According to the survey, ebook sales made up 23% of unit sales for the first six months of this year, while hardcovers accounted for. Ownership of ereaders is somewhat more common among women 22% than men 15%. Ebook market size, share, analysis, 20142024 industry report. I read the first edition of how to market a book shortly after it was published in 2014.
That year, amazon had a market share of 79 percent in ebook sales in the united kingdom uk. Among all the regions, north america is the dominating region in the ebook market. This corresponds to an 8% share of all households with expenditure on books. Ebooks market share peaked at 24% in the first quarter of 2014 but has not been over 20% since the second. Print books outsold ebooks in first half of 2014 huffpost. Technical development and sophistication of reading devices that provide a similar experience to that of reading an actual book is the key factor driving the global e book market. An ebook is the digital or electronic version of a book and can be read on various devices such as specific ereaders e. Value of the digital and electronic consumer book market in australia 202022. It is quite common to buy books through amazon but you are actually purchasing it from a third party, a small bookstore or individual. Part of the problem with this graph is that amazon is not just a bookseller but also a marketplace for other booksellers. Amazon page to make it easy to immediately buy your book. K, the readers are adopting e books at faster rates as compared to the printed books. In a market study from 2015, some 19% of adults report owning an ereader a handheld device such as a kindle or nook primarily used for reading e books.
Amazonpublished and selfpublished titles accounted for 17 million of those books worth. Publisher revenue for trade books fiction, nonfiction and religious presses were reported by survey respondents to be effectively flat at 0. Quickbooks 2014 market share in the datanyze universe. However, we are 7 years removed from the first kindle and ebook growth has slowed dramatically.
Jul 18, 2014 selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims report. To examine how big five versus nonbig five legacy market shares at amazon have trended, we need to look at each book format separately. The report also tackles the spread of sales over genre, arguing that self publishing is taking a significant market share across the board. This book changed the way i approached marketing because it removed the fear of getting started. Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims report books.
Jan 14, 2015 jane friedman also reported that children are starting to read ebooks at a younger age, and the ebook format is growing as a percentage share of all books purchased. Serbinis reiterated that kobo ereaders will constantly be developed and have a 50% market share in canada. Over 85% of e books published are in english language and the variety of e books range from educational material, professional stm to literature as well. Traditional publishers ebook sales drop as indie authors and. Despite what you heard, the ebook market never stopped. Expertly coauthored by hermann simon founder and chariman of simonkucher and partners strategy and marketing consultants, germany, and skp partners of bostons division, frank f.
Digital revolution has the print book really won back readers from ebooks. Ebooks market share increased slightly in 2014 over 20, while sales of android devices surged and dedicated ereaders fell, according to. Amazon keeps firm grip on ebook market, even as the format loses market share. Discover the best stock market investing in best sellers. Print is alive and well at least for books deloitte predicts that in 2015 print will represent more than 80 percent of all book sales in dollars worldwide.
Within the trade book category, adult fiction and the young adult categories both saw e books take a 30% share of unit sales in the first half of 2014. Ebook market global industry analysis, size, share, growth. Amazon has basically no competition among online booksellers. Jun, 2014 selfpublishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year. Ebook market global industry analysis, size, share. Status of the childrens book market 2014 jane friedman. This is a sizable drop from early 2014 when 32% of adults owned this type of device. Published by statista research department, jun 4, 2014. However, those who buy only ebooks buy more than twice as many as. This statistic presents ebook sales as a percentage.
Apple takes a page out of amazons e book market share. May, 2018 in 2014, a selfpublished author started the blog author earnings anonymously to scrape amazons bestseller page. Antonia bostrom, director of curatorial affairs at the nelsonatkins museum of art was the juror. Ebooks as a proportion of the market hit a high point in 20 of 28%, and overall the us book. Mar 27, 2015 ebooks market share of newbook sales increased slightly in 2014 over 20, while the share of all book sales made through online retailers and bookstore chains dipped in the same period. Amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than we thought author earnings report. Kansas city artists coalition catalog for an annual juried competition.
Smartphone market share worldwide by vendor 20092019. Amazons control over ebook sales data should upset everyone. Amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than. Furthermore, multi lingual features of ebooks is an advantage which is expected to help gain share over the projection period. The future of ebooks 3 aggressively digitize and market their electronic books, even if ebook revenue does not cover costs in the short term. Some 19% of adults report owning an ereader a handheld device such as a kindle or nook primarily used for reading e books. When looking at amazon market share data in 2018, the numbers stayed the same.
A version of this article appeared in the 01042016 issue of publishers weekly under the headline. How to market your kindle ebook in 10 steps business 2. E books as a proportion of the market hit a high point in 20 of 28%, and overall the us book. Us ebook sales in the first half of 2014 publishing. The global e book market is projected to grow at a cagr of 3. Amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than we. Again, we can see that a large portion of the ebook market includes nonamazon retailers. It is not clear whether these sales are considered part of amazons share by the maker of this graph. Amazon keeps firm grip on e book market, even as the format loses market share advertisement. In fact, penguin random house was the leading ebook publisher in the first half of 2014, with 250 bestsellers released in that time. We estimate that the sales of kindle devices stood at roughly. The statistic displays the leading book publishing groups in the united kingdom uk, ranked by market share of consumer sales in 2014.
This statistic looks at the market share of amazon in ebook sales in selected european countries in 2014. What other national book markets have a substantial slice of the global pie. The global ereader market is expected to witness growth over the forecast period. A guide to greater profits in highly contested markets is an important and timely study of the issues concerning adoptive profit versus market share. Not surprising, the united states is the largest book market with a 26% share. Many critics and pundits were certain that ebooks would dominate the market in as little as 510 years. Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims report. Amazon controls 64 percent of sales of printed books online. During 2018, publishdrive also added dangdang to our distribution network, allowing indie authors to reach the rapidly growing chinese ebook market. Perception of e books as a risk for book retailers in germany 2012 2014. The history of kobo and how they changed the ereader market. Oct 15, 2014 that print books are would be the majority of the market was hardly a sure bet even a few years ago. According to nielsen book research, ebook share went up from 20% to 33% between 2012 and 2014, but down to 29% in the first quarter of 2015.
In 20, carrenho estimates that ebooks would have a 15% market share in spain in 2015. But exposure to both of them escalates that chance of a purchase by 31%. Bilstein and frank luby, manage for profit not for market share. Increasing availability of free e books on the internet coupled with a shift in preference among tech savvy users from traditional books to portable electronic reading devices is expected to drive the market.
Jun 25, 2014 what is the biggest book market in the world. Market share of amazon in ebook sales in germany, spain and the united kingdom uk in 2014. Until then marketing was a dark, terrifying frontier. Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims. Share on facebookfacebook share on twittertwitter share via emailemail share on tumblrtumblr share o share market market share global car market share 3d printing market share tamil share market ebook market share hindi share market share market india how share market works in india ebook share market india indian share market for beginners pdf share market marathi book pdf share market. That year, amazon had a market share of 79 percent in ebook sales in the united kingdom. It is no surprise though to read that the us is the biggest ebook market by far, but if you are focusing your ebook marketing towards uk readers, you may be wasting your time, and money, as the uk represents only 3% of the global ebook market. The growth of the market has been majorly driven by increasing penetration of smartphones for reading purposes in countries such as china, india and the u. May 30, 2014 amazon has basically no competition among online booksellers. The us ebook market in 2014 the nielsen view the bookseller. Selfpublished books share of the uk market grew by 79% in 20, with 18m selfpublished books bought by. Ebook market share 2019 ebooks make up 18% of total book sales. In late 201220, for example we had the 20p e book distorting the value of the overall e book market, while in 2014 we have seen a number of free e books at the top of the booksellers.
Selfpublished books share of the uk market grew by 79% in 20, with 18m selfpublished books bought by uk readers last year, according to. The global ebook market accounted for approximately 12. Amazons current annual revenue from book sales, according to one of packers sources. Jun 02, 2015 the us ebook market in 2014 the nielsen view.
Nielsens analysis of the us book market, presented at book expo. In 20, the digital sales market share amounted to just over 12 percent and. This trend is supporting the growth of e book market in these geographies. The ebook market is the fastest growing market in global book publishing industry,which is expected to show a substantial growth in cagr, from 2014 to 2020. Our surveys suggest that student awareness of the rental market is already high and that future rental intent has slowed drastically since 2012. Amazon keeps firm grip on ebook market, even as the.
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