Genres which appeal to hip or tech - savvy consumers (science fiction, thrillers) may also sell more
e-books than genres whose readers tend to be late adopters of technology (again, romance.
Not exact matches
There are many reasons
e-books, since their inception, have gone hand in hand with erotica: the
genre already weighed heavier online
than in the print world, and
e-books are cheap to make for a ravenous and predictable reader.
There is a common misperception that people read
e-book genres differently
than they do print.
The HarperCollins team is also working with Accenture to sell
e-books directly to consumers — starting with the works of C.S. Lewis at cslewis.com and Narnia.com, with the possibility of more launches for other authors and
genres — rather
than going through intermediaries.
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For example, the
e-book market share of the science fiction and fantasy sector globally for the 10 weeks since June was 10 %, more
than treble the
genre & rsquo; s market share of print book sales.
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For example, the
e-book market share of the science fiction and fantasy sector globally for the 10 weeks since June was 10 %, more
than treble the
genre's market share of print book sales.
We've seen that self - published authors are earning more money from
genre e-books than traditionally published authors.
It would also be interesting to see which authors now sell more
e-books than bound copies, and whether those figures align with the
genre sales figures or not.
The biggest
genres in that category for
e-books in 2014 were general fiction, romance, suspense, mystery and fantasy, which were all more
than 50 %
e-book.
For example, those who prefer dedicated e-readers were more likely to select general fiction, mystery, literary fiction, or romance as key
e-book genres than users of other types of devices.
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The increases were fueled by a year of strong new releases, particularly in the romance
genre, and even more widespread popularity of
e-books than in past years.