May 15, 2017 the 2017 global ebook report is available at a price of 20 here. The statistic presents the share of ebooks in book sales in europe in 20 and 2017. When you can see all these ebook and audiobook dollars that others cant, you end up with a very different picture of todays market. Apr 29, 2018 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%. Table of contents global ebook reader market professional survey report 2017 1 industry overview of ebook reader 1. Traditional publishing ebook sales dropped 10% in 2017 forbes. Traditional publishing ebook sales dropped 10% in 2017.
Amazon probably has about 70 percent of the ebook market. Ebook market size, share, analysis, 20142024 industry. Books market size, share, analysis global industry. Kobo owns about 20% of the worldwide ebook market, behind only amazon, and is the leading ebook retailer in many countries, including canada and japan. 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.
In 20, the digital sales market share amounted to just over 12 percent and is expected. North america held the highest market share of 58% in the global ebooks market in 2017, out of which the united states recorded the highest market revenue in 2017. Tweet share post lots of different outlets are trying to project the size of the u. Recently, a new type of player, the rentaltextbook retailer, has emerged. 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. It was big and clunky and kind of ugly, with an awkward physical keyboard and 250 mb of onboard storage. In august 2019, the american association of publishers, which represents mostly traditional book publishers, reported that, among their members, ebook sales accounted for 14. The global ebook market henceforth, referred to as the market studied was valued at usd 18. Traditional publishers sold 10% fewer ebook units in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to data released by pubtrack digital. Valve connectors market global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends and forecast 2017 2025 virtual mobile infrastructure market global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends and forecast 2018 2026. While ebook sales had plateaued, bohme said it was important to remember that the figures were still higher than they were five years ago, holding a 25% share in 2016, compared with 26% in 2015. May 19, 2018 the first, released in april by market research firm npds pubtrack digital, saw the unit sales of ebooks fall 10 percent in 2017 compared to 2016. In 2016 they experienced a decline of 14% in 2017 they plummeted another 10%. Earlier this year, michael cader of publishers marketplace published a fourpart series on the state of the publishing industry as told through various statistics.
The global ebooks market is largely dominated by countries like the united states, canada, japan, china, and the united kingdom. The most popular source of ebook market share data comes from author earnings report now known as bookstat. Kindle paperwhite still the best selling ereader the. The statistics on ebook retailers, which account for 61% of the market, indicate that has a monopolylike grip on book sales, holding 74% of the market share. Experts are mixed about the industrys future, with predictions of continued stagnant growth contrasting with predictions of a resumption of sales momentum. Ebook market trends are presented as a relevant reflection of the much broader overall transformation of the international trade book market. But some some analysts caution against reliance on the aap stats, citing the emergence of a rapidlygrowing. Jun 19, 2017 global ebook readers 2017 market size, analysis, share, research, growth june 19, 2017 ashutosh2 in this report, the global ebook readers market is valued at usd xx million in 2016 and is expected to reach usd xx million by the end of 2022, growing at a cagr of xx% between 2016 and 2022. Jan 22, 2018 on the print front, amazon is indeed very close to half the us market. Global ebook readers 2017 market size, analysis, share, research, growth june 19, 2017 ashutosh2 in this report, the global ebook readers market is valued at usd xx million in 2016 and is expected to reach usd xx million by the end of 2022, growing at a cagr of xx% between 2016 and 2022. Stolper offered several reasons for the decline in ebook unit sales, with the most important factor being price. An ofcom study into consumers digital consumption has found that amazon has a dominant 79% share of the ebook market in the uk.
Jun 04, 20 tweet share post lots of different outlets are trying to project the size of the u. The reason i decided to write this analysis are twofold one, i think there is an enormous amount of misinformation as it relates to ebook data. The ultimate ebook industry analysis publishing with love. Our own bookstatderived total of 312 million print units sold by amazon in 2017 is 45.
Vietnam mobile report quarter 2 2017 share and discover. Although this shift has benefited publishers so far, it could threaten their market share significantly in the next three years. However, only a small percentage 16% of the books sold on amazon come. Amazon has 79% of ebook market in uk the bookseller. Statshot annual publisher survey puts 2017 estimated us. Most of the genres such as fiction, nonfiction, literature, young children are covered under this segment.
Kindle paperwhite still the best selling ereader the ebook. Amazons public statements are often obtuse or nonexistent, and its left to independent analysts to apply their skills. From may 15, 2017, the global ebook report 2017 is available for purchase at 20 at. Jul 27, 2018 the reports findings are consistent with what the aap has been reporting for a little while now. 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%. Traditional publishers sold 10% fewer ebook units in 2017 compared. Kindle unlimited is bigger than ibooks in the uk, us 9 march, 2017 8 june, 2017 ebook sales, kindle platform 7 comments for the past 18 months i have been arguing that kindle unlimited was one of the major ebook channels in its own right just based on what it was paying publishers and authors each month. Nooks software is already available on android, iphone, ipad, windows. The various kinds of research involved in marketings finding out process 2. Indeed, mintels books and ebooks uk 2017 report reveals that sales of books and ebooks are estimated to reach. Jul 12, 2017 after 2 years on the market, the kindle paperwhite 3 is still the most popular and best selling kindle that amazon sells so logically that also means its the best selling ereader overall because theres no way any other company is selling more ebook readers than amazon sells kindles. Big five publishers ebook market share fell 12%, small publishers and. The reports findings are consistent with what the aap has been reporting for a little while now. In total, ebooks share of trade unit sales was 23% in 2016, down from 27% in 2015.
If you sell ebooks on amazon exclusively through kdp select, you may lose 61% of your potential readers and sales. Aug 18, 2017 ebook is an electronic version of a traditional print book this can be read by using a personal computer or by using an ebook reader. Publisher revenue for trade books fiction, nonfiction and religious presses were reported by survey respondents to be effectively flat at 0. Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate cagr 20202024 of 4. In the february 2017 author earnings report data guy estimated selfpublished ebooks to total 34% of the us ebook market. Ebook market global industry analysis, size, share. Ebook market share 2019 ebooks make up 18% of total book sales.
May, 2018 bookstat estimates that in 2017, there were half a million selfpublished authors who sold at least one book, and a total of 240 million selfpublished ebook units sold. The first, released in april by market research firm npds pubtrack digital, saw the unit sales of ebooks fall 10 percent in 2017 compared to 2016. The most popular source of ebook market share data comes from author earnings report now known as. Publisher ebook sales fell 10% in 2017 the digital reader. Over the course of the past five years ebook sales continue to fall. Total sales were 162 million in 2017 rather than the 180. This analysis was written late 2019, for use in projecting your 2020 plans. Ten years ago this week, amazon released the first kindle. Mar 14, 2017 while ebook sales had plateaued, bohme said it was important to remember that the figures were still higher than they were five years ago, holding a 25% share in 2016, compared with 26% in 2015. When you rely on data that misses 37% of the ebook and audio dollars they spend each day, or 60% of the books they purchase online, youre flying your business halfblind bookstat is the only industry data service that tracks all online book. The ebook market is segmented by geography north america, europe. The books market based on product type is bifurcated into trade and other. Apr 25, 2018 over the course of the past five years ebook sales continue to fall. Global ebook readers 2017 market size, analysis, share.
Vietnam mobile report quarter 2 2017 linkedin slideshare. Hurley february 25, 2017 book publishing companies, human interest, news, writing, wtf. Npd reported on wednesday what everyone already knew from the past few years of aap monthly revenue reports. The once highflying ebook industry endured its second consecutive year of flat sales growth in 2016, renewing doubts about the platforms ability to attract print readers and ward off competition from other forms of digital entertainment. The asia pacific ebook reader market estimated to account for a market value share of about 27% by the end of 2017 will experience an increase in market share to the tune of a whopping 310 basis points to hold a market share of about 30% by the end of the forecast period in 2020. May 11, 2017 total ebook sales by amazon which makes up 83% of the us ebook market by volume and 80% by value rose by 4% from early 2015 to early 2016, at the same time as ebook sales recorded by the.
Ebook sales doubled in us in 2018 according to data guys. Sep 12, 20 an ofcom study into consumers digital consumption has found that amazon has a dominant 79% share of the ebook market in the uk. Global ebook reader market 2017 industry research report. Sep 14, 2017 amazon probably has about 70 percent of the ebook market. From pw unit sales of traditionally published ebooks fell 10% in 2017, compared to 2016, according to figures released by pubtrack digital, part of the npd book group. We looked at the sales numbers of publishers signed up to the platform. Rudiger wischenbart, in his role as director of international affairs, is progamming the upcoming bookexpos market forum in new york city. This book is an explanatory overview of what falls under the heading of market research, how it is conducted and how it reduces the inherent risk of business. Oct 23, 2017 in the february 2017 author earnings report data guy estimated selfpublished ebooks to total 34% of the us ebook market. In the case of english titles, only 39% of the sales volume came from the amazon ebook market. Nov 19, 2017 ten years ago this week, amazon released the first kindle. Despite what you heard, the ebook market never stopped growing meanwhile, print sales have grown, but sales have grown online by brady dale 011817 11.
The 2017 global ebook report is available at a price of 20 here. Amazons share of the ebook market is 67% this is another very elastic figure. Bookstat estimates that in 2017, there were half a million selfpublished authors who sold at least one book, and a total of 240 million selfpublished ebook units sold. It is a truth universally acknowledged that brits just love a good book, so much so that the market is not set to surpass the. Jan 18, 2017 the once highflying ebook industry endured its second consecutive year of flat sales growth in 2016, renewing doubts about the platforms ability to attract print readers and ward off competition from other forms of digital entertainment. Ebook market size, share, analysis, 20142024 industry report.
Ebook market share in europe 202017 published by statista research department, mar 7, 2014. Has the print book really won back readers from ebooks. Amazon ebook market share 2017 we looked at the sales numbers of publishers signed up to the platform. The survey, carried out between marchmay 20, has revealed 79%. Total ebook sales by amazon which makes up 83% of the us ebook market by volume and 80% by value rose by 4% from early 2015 to early 2016, at the same time as ebook sales recorded by the. Experts are mixed about the industrys future, with predictions of continued stagnant growth contrasting with predictions of. On the print front, amazon is indeed very close to half the us market. Mar 07, 2014 ebook market share in europe 20 2017 published by statista research department, mar 7, 2014. Apr 25, 2018 npd reported on wednesday what everyone already knew from the past few years of aap monthly revenue reports. Books are back because amazon likes them financial times.
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