While eBooks continued to decline overall compared to August 2016 -LRB--7.1 %), and are down year - to - date -LRB--5.3 %), Religious Presses saw an increase in
eBook revenue in August (+10 %) and also year - to - date (11.9 %.)
Three big publishers that signed new pacts with Amazon — Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book Group, News Corp's HarperCollins Publishers and CBS Corp.'s Simon & Schuster — reported declining
ebook revenue in their latest reporting periods.
According to the AAP's year - end report, the 1,200 odd publishers generated $ 1.58 billion in
ebook revenues in 2014.
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I just read today
in the Guardian that self - publishing is 31 % of the
ebook market and are earning 40 % of the
revenues.
In a letter to Hachette authors and agents, posted by CNN's Brian Stelter, Pietsch wrote that the company will get «full responsibility for the consumer prices of our
ebooks,» and that «the percent of
revenue on which Hachette authors»
ebook royalties are based will not decrease under this agreement.»
Book publishers are behaving similarly, and largely approaching
ebooks in a protectionist manner to try and add
revenue to existing print sales, then seamlessly transition to digital as that segment grows.
eBook piracy resulted
in $ 350 million ($ 467.1 million)
in lost
revenue for the $ 3 billion Spanish publishing industry
in 2012.
eBooks as a viable source of industry revenue for both traditional publishing and indie has been called into question in the past, especially given the fact that critics love to indicate the plateau that ebooks seem to have hit with re
eBooks as a viable source of industry
revenue for both traditional publishing and indie has been called into question
in the past, especially given the fact that critics love to indicate the plateau that
ebooks seem to have hit with re
ebooks seem to have hit with readers.
Meanwhile over
in Asia, Japan led the
eBook markets with 15 % of the country's total consumer book
revenues; China and India, meanwhile, lagged far behind at 3 %.
Ebooks, which the AAP says peaked
in 2013 at $ 3.24 billion, saw
revenue decline $ 2.84 billion
in 2015, after declining to $ 3.20 billion
in 2014.
Media organizations and their journalists are
in an ideal position to be repurposing their content into new media formats, including publishing an
ebook, which can offer new
revenue streams.
Further afield,
in the Arabic speaking world, Kotobi.com, a major new ebookstore, is finding early success and is taking on Neel wa Furat, the major incumbent, where
ebooks currently represent some 10 % of the bookseller's annual
revenue.
In Spain, the
ebook industry requires a lot of investment but the
revenues are too low.
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(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed
in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result
in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36
in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in ad
revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep
in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in ad
revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of
Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging
ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow au
ebooks - I judge
in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book
in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting
In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow author
In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.
2 min readAccording to a recent MediaBistro article, «net sales
revenue from
eBooks have surpassed hardcover books
in the first quarter of 2012.»
We should point out, however, that
ebooks are much more easily subject to piracy than print, and it concerns us that this may
in fact have a significant impact on our, and authors»,
revenue, as meagre as it currently is.
A dramatic (16 %) fall
in ebook revenue, steady growth
in print, and big (29 %) growth
in audiobooks.
In his Letter from the Editor, Porter Anderson writes, «With titles proliferating, pathways to publication multiplying, and
ebooks promising that «you'll never be out of print again,» the rights trade becomes all the more critical among routes to
revenue.»
Or, do you view profits from Kindle
ebook sales as an important
revenue source
in themselves?
The company's website states they publish
in both paperback and
ebook formats, with royalties equaling 75 % of the net
revenue from the book.
Goodreads
eBooks are
in ePUB format, DRM - free, with authors setting the price and getting 70 % of the
revenue, payable via check or Paypal at any point after they've earned $ 50.
2 min readIn recent weeks, we've made some pretty big announcements about
eBooks: an industry best 90/10
revenue split, distribution to Barnes & Noble's NOOK, a handy new Word to EPUB Converter, and a new Manage Distribution page that lets you opt -
in... Continue Reading →
In any event, today Shatzkin criticized publishers who, having seized control of the pricing of
ebooks, are not doing a very good job of using those prices to maximize sales
revenue.
The figures, which were posted on GalleyCat on Friday, show that net sales
revenue from
ebooks exceeded that of hardcover books
in the first quarter of the year: a first.
crunched the numbers on
ebook pricing
in June of 2009
in this article and determined that
ebooks could, as a stand - alone business, be priced far below Amazon's current $ 9.99 pricing (they mentioned the amount $ 4) and still provide the same
revenue per / book to author and publisher and retailer as they have on paper books.
Revenue has also increased steadily, due
in part to ever - growing
ebook sales from small presses and self - publishers, effectively discrediting Authors United's claim that there isn't enough money to go around to support midlist authors.
We're really excited to offer this new
revenue opportunity to you and to work with you
in the growing
eBook market.
So now we find ourselves with the majority of our
revenue coming from outside of Canada, with active retail presence
in 20 countries, delivering
ebooks to another 170.
Some Japanese publishers have tried and most initiatives have failed as they have done poor market research (mainly not understanding international purchasing habits, poor marketing, or even worse have blindly believed previous
eBook booms to include similar sales for manga or comics
in general); while others have simply had their stances thaw out hoping to gain
revenue streams or to prevent piracy.
In Asia, Japan led the
eBook markets with 15 % of the country's total consumer book
revenues; China and India, meanwhile, lagged far behind at 3 %.
To that end, this particular edition included brief explanation as to why the big gap
in eBook total net
revenue numbers, seen through most of 2013 as compared to 2012's unprecedented comparable figures, had almost closed by year's end.
While print sales are an important
revenue source for publishers and traditional authors, indie authors and debut traditional authors are showing an even bigger lag behind their
ebook sales
in terms of income.
They don't make any money
in selling
ebooks, newspapers, and magazines to earn residual long - term
revenue and can not subsidize their hardware.
As authors and publishers clamor to help their titles be found
in an ever growing
ebook market, one source of promotion and increased
revenue has come
in the form of
ebook bundling.
First,
ebooks sold better
in 2013 by numbers of total sales, but actually resulted
in less overall
revenue than they have
in the past; this may stem from the understanding of where
ebook pricing should fall, and the fact that Amazon was able to discount
ebooks again after the stripping away of agency pricing following the DOJ lawsuit against the Big Five publishers.
Parents and kids alike are turning to
ebooks with
revenue jumping up 233 %
in the first quarter of 2012 with over 64 million
in sales.
If less people are buying
ebooks in 2017 than the year prior, will 2018 see even less people buying them and will
revenue start to level off?
Undoubtedly, publishers will have to give authors a bigger cut of
ebook revenue, and if they can prove their worth
in terms of distribution and marketing (a test they are failing right now), it will be a good deal and a relief to many authors.
When the Association of American Publishers revealed recently that publishers now bring
in more
revenue from
ebooks than from hardcover books... well, that is an earthquake of sorts.
King, along with nearly 900 other authors, signed a letter
in support of publisher Hachette, who is
in a
revenue - negotiation struggle with the online retail giant about
ebook profits.
She said that while she did not believe
ebooks would ever hold the complete market, they were proving much more popular
in some genres than others and would continue to generate
revenue, meaning publishers had to embrace them.
Print books are still the lion's share of
revenue in today's marketplace, so having a print version of your book that is accompanied by it's
eBook counterpart is a smart business move.
Returning to tablets, the report found that
ebooks are currently the largest
revenue stream on slates, thanks to e-reader applications from the likes of Amazon, Kobo and Nook, but goes on to add that tablets are experiencing a sharp increase
in both paid and free video applications.