Not exact matches
A traditionally published or self published
print run of 2000
books will cost $ 2 /
book and that unit cost continues to
drop as
more books are
printed.
Despite all of the dire predictions of the death of
print books and the even
more ominous — but genuine — predictions on the death of brick and mortar bookstores, this report is actually a good sign that the dramatic
drops in
book buying are possible slowing.
Obviously there can be a lot
more contributing to the
drop in sales — a weaker economy means less consumers taking farther - reaching vacations, for example — but if the trend that came about with the enhanced ebooks is solid, could this mean that people who buy
books about business or technology embrace e-reading while readers who purchase travel guides or cookbooks are less apt to choose digital over
print?
Print book sales
dropped by
more than 9 percent in 2011 from the preceding year, according to the Nielsen Co., a New York media and information concern.
Here are Helen's numbers for a 6 × 9
print book, including shipping (which
drops considerably when you order
more than 5 or 10) to a single address, with a 12 - day lead time *:
If you're buying
more than 17 or so, it becomes worthwhile to pay $ 39 for the «Pro Plan,» which reduces the per -
book printing cost: our same 200 - page
book would
drop to $ 3.25.
Print book sales nationwide
dropped 22 % over the past five years according to Nielsen BookScan, as ebooks and other digital devices have become
more popular.