Market share of ebook books 2014

Jun, 2014 selfpublishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year. 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. Apr 02, 2014 amazon sells several models of kindle ereader and kindle fire tablets aimed at capturing the fast growing market for mobile devices. The global ebook market accounted for approximately 12. According to the survey, ebook sales made up 23% of unit sales for the first six months of this year, while hardcovers accounted for.

Amazon keeps firm grip on ebook market, even as the format. The statistic displays the leading book publishing groups in the united kingdom uk, ranked by market share of consumer sales in 2014. Ereader device sales including kindle are in rapid decline. Perception of e books as a risk for book retailers in germany 2012 2014. E books and audiobooks are just one small aspect of another much more vast market that amazon has succeeded in to a. How to market your kindle ebook in 10 steps business 2. Amazon actually does a lot of good for independent booksellers, at least from the business side of things. Digital revolution has the print book really won back readers from ebooks. What other national book markets have a substantial slice of the global pie. 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.

Ebooks as a proportion of the market hit a high point in 20 of 28%, and overall the us book. When looking at amazon market share data in 2018, the numbers stayed the same. In august 2019, the american association of publishers, which represents mostly traditional book publishers, reported that, among their members, ebook sales accounted for 14. 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.

Furthermore, multi lingual features of ebooks is an advantage which is expected to help gain share over the projection period. Rounding out big four are germany at 8%, and japan at 7%. Amazon keeps firm grip on e book market, even as the format loses market share advertisement. The us ebook market in 2014 the nielsen view the bookseller. Amazons control over ebook sales data should upset. May, 2018 in 2014, a selfpublished author started the blog author earnings anonymously to scrape amazons bestseller page. This trend is supporting the growth of e book market in these geographies. 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. In fact, penguin random house was the leading ebook publisher in the first half of 2014, with 250 bestsellers released in that time. The future of ebooks 3 aggressively digitize and market their electronic books, even if ebook revenue does not cover costs in the short term. Our surveys suggest that student awareness of the rental market is already high and that future rental intent has slowed drastically since 2012. 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%. The rising adoption of smartphones and multilingual features of e books is an advantage which is expected to drive the. Selfpublished books share of the uk market grew by 79% in 20, with 18m selfpublished books bought by.

Part of the problem with this graph is that amazon is not just a bookseller but also a marketplace for other booksellers. According to international publishers association, in 20, the book publishing market was dominated by countries such as the u. The global ereader market is expected to witness growth over the forecast period. 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. 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. This statistic presents ebook sales as a percentage. Amazon keeps firm grip on ebook market, even as the. It is not clear whether these sales are considered part of amazons share by the maker of this graph. 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. An ebook is the digital or electronic version of a book and can be read on various devices such as specific ereaders e. Amazons control over ebook sales data should upset everyone. The report also tackles the spread of sales over genre, arguing that self publishing is taking a significant market share across the board. 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.

Amazon keeps firm grip on ebook market, even as the format loses market share. Serbinis reiterated that kobo ereaders will constantly be developed and have a 50% market share in canada. These investments are necessary to establish the market, and provide a legitimate alternative to any pirated materials that may be available on filesharing websites. Apple takes a page out of amazons e book 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. Publisher revenue for trade books fiction, nonfiction and religious presses were reported by survey respondents to be effectively flat at 0. Amazon controls 64 percent of sales of printed books online. Despite what you heard, the ebook market never stopped. Selfpublishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year books. But exposure to both of them escalates that chance of a purchase by 31%. Many critics and pundits were certain that ebooks would dominate the market in as little as 510 years. Google play book has the smallest market share, making up 12% of. 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. Ownership of ereaders is somewhat more common among women 22% than men 15%. Ebook market global industry analysis, size, share, growth.

Quickbooks 2014 market share in the datanyze universe. Among all the regions, north america is the dominating region in the ebook market. During 2018, publishdrive also added dangdang to our distribution network, allowing indie authors to reach the rapidly growing chinese ebook market. It makes sense that china is next with a 12% share. Global ebook market revenue, by genre, 2014 2024 usd billion. The global e book market is projected to grow at a cagr of 3. Amazons current annual revenue from book sales, according to one of packers sources.

This corresponds to an 8% share of all households with expenditure on books. Ebook market share 2019 ebooks make up 18% of total book sales. Until recently, it was the best resource for sales data from selfpublishing. However, the bestseller market still seemed to be dominated by the big five. Push to lower uks ebook tax 20 october 2018 the sun. Ebook market global industry analysis, size, share. Some 19% of adults report owning an ereader a handheld device such as a kindle or nook primarily used for reading e books. It is quite common to buy books through amazon but you are actually purchasing it from a third party, a small bookstore or individual.

Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims. Has the print book really won back readers from ebooks. Traditional publishing ebook sales dropped 10% in 2017. It looks as though sales stuttered because traditional publishers have been losing market share to indie authors who publish. Quickbooks 2014 market share and competitor report.

Bertelsmann held the greatest share of any single group, at. The 2017 edition is more of the same, but updated to match the new indie landscape. October 9, 2015 by michael kozlowski 3 comments according to the association of american publishers the us e book. 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. Ebooks market share peaked at 24% in the first quarter of 2014 but has not been over 20% since the second.

In 20, the digital sales market share amounted to just over 12 percent and. Jun 02, 2015 the us ebook market in 2014 the nielsen view. We expect rentals to peak at about 30 percent of assigned textbooks, taking share primarily from used books. Stock market investing for beginners can be a daunting task.

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. That is why we at share navigator have created a series of free stock market ebooks. Bilstein and frank luby, manage for profit not for market share. Print books outsold ebooks in first half of 2014 huffpost. Trade ebook sales revenue in the united states from 2008 to 2014 in million u. E books, data guy told the crowd, never stopped growing. 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. Amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than. Not surprising, the united states is the largest book market with a 26% share. Us ebook sales in the first half of 2014 publishing. Market share of amazon in ebook sales in germany, spain and the united kingdom uk in 2014. Discover all statistics and data on e books now on.

This is a sizable drop from early 2014 when 32% of adults owned this type of device. We estimate that the sales of kindle devices stood at roughly. Amazon page to make it easy to immediately buy your book. 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. Kobo sells its devices online and through physical retail channels. 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. Amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than we thought author earnings report. E books as a proportion of the market hit a high point in 20 of 28%, and overall the us book. Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims report books. Oct 15, 2014 that print books are would be the majority of the market was hardly a sure bet even a few years ago. In the rudiger wischenbart global ebook report 2104, there is some surprising data about where ebooks are popular and selling well.

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. However, the market for printed books is declining with the digitization of books and its easy availability and exchange over the internet. May 30, 2014 amazon has basically no competition among online booksellers. Smartphone market share worldwide by vendor 20092019. She shared a great chart from nielsen on where books rank for different age groups. A guide to greater profits in highly contested markets is an important and timely study of the issues concerning adoptive profit versus market share. Status of the childrens book market 2014 jane friedman. I read the first edition of how to market a book shortly after it was published in 2014. A version of this article appeared in the 01042016 issue of publishers weekly under the headline. Kansas city artists coalition catalog for an annual juried competition. Book publishing market overview for authors statistics. Selfpublishing surging to 31% of ebook market, claims report.

Ebooks market share increased slightly in 2014 over 20, while sales of android devices surged and dedicated ereaders fell, according to. Beware of glib conclusions the story for big publishers is different. Until then marketing was a dark, terrifying frontier. This statistic looks at the market share of amazon in ebook sales in selected european countries in 2014. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Ebook market size, share, analysis, 20142024 industry. Discover the best stock market investing in best sellers. Leading book publishers by market share uk 2014 statista. 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. Again, we can see that a large portion of the ebook market includes nonamazon retailers. In 20, carrenho estimates that ebooks would have a 15% market share in spain in 2015. Some 19% of adults report owning an ereader a handheld device such as a kindle or nook primarily used for reading ebooks. 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.

By july 2014, 250,000 books written by 30,000 authors have been published through this program. Amazon has basically no competition among online booksellers. Ebook market global industry analysis, size and forecast. Jun 25, 2014 what is the biggest book market in the world. The global ebook report rudiger wischenbart, content. Factors such as high penetration of smartphone and smart devices. Amazon has an even bigger share of the ebook market than we.

Traditional publishers ebook sales drop as indie authors. Value of the digital and electronic consumer book market in australia 202022. That year, amazon had a market share of 79 percent in ebook sales in the united kingdom uk. Selfpublished books share of the uk market grew by 79% in 20, with 18m selfpublished books bought by uk readers last year, according to. 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. However, the market for printed books is declining with the digitization of books and its easy availability and exchange. 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. 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%. Nielsens analysis of the us book market, presented at book expo. 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. To examine how big five versus nonbig five legacy market shares at amazon have trended, we need to look at each book format separately.

Antonia bostrom, director of curatorial affairs at the nelsonatkins museum of art was the juror. 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. 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. This book changed the way i approached marketing because it removed the fear of getting started. Ebooks gained, online retailers slipped in 2014 publishers weekly. Traditional publishers ebook sales drop as indie authors and. However, those who buy only ebooks buy more than twice as many as. The history of kobo and how they changed the ereader market. 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. K, the readers are adopting e books at faster rates as compared to the printed books. 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. That year, amazon had a market share of 79 percent in ebook sales in the united kingdom.