I am just going to add to the data, and let you know how much income I am getting from print and other
ebook sales as well.
And, since
ebook sales as a whole are up, there's also no reason to blame Amazon for anything.
Educational institutes also contribute to
eBook sales as they have become the country's eBook users.
In 2016, many publications pointed to the 25 % decrease in major publisher
ebook sales as confirmation that «print is back.»
The New York Times just put out an article citing the decline of
eBook sales as the simple fact that it had climbed too high for too long and it is stabilizing along with the fact that traditional paperbacks are growing in popularity.
If the attorney who filed the suit, Steve Berman, has his way, though, one of his chief witnesses is prepared to demonstrate how much the consumers were overcharged with metrics from an economist based on the 18 % rise in
ebook sales as a result of artificial price fluctuations.
Or, do you view profits from Kindle
ebook sales as an important revenue source in themselves?
Maybe it would be more accurate to simply say that print sales are up this quarter, without claiming to know what direction
ebook sales as a whole including self - published titles are headed in.
Instead of viewing
each ebook sale as a source of profit, authors should view
each ebook sale as a way of driving qualified traffic traffic to their website, as the first step in building long - term profitable relationships with their ebook readers.
My own hunch is that, given its economy of scale, Amazon makes twice as much per
ebook sale as the other major ebook retailers.
«Rule 34» was sold in 2008, so benefited from publishers not thinking ebook rights were worth much, so in principle I get nearly as much money from
an ebook sale as from a hardcover.
Item the first, great sign of the robust nature of the UK digital market, Bloomsbury saw
ebooks sales as a percentage of group revenue rise some 66 % in terms of group turnover.
Not exact matches
Through a variety of means, many of which you've already seen, such
as email newsletter signups,
ebook downloads, online quizzes and more, those prospects enter into your
sales funnel through an enticing offer.
Ebooks are once again under the microscope
as numerous reports point out their supposedly declining
sales.
Plus, if you keep your subscription active and regularly check your email, you will get all future
eBooks I send out for free,
as well
as any
sales or special opportunities on my other books.
You can get A Paleo Pumpkin Thanksgiving
as part of the Harvest Your Health
ebook bundle
sale that's going on right now.
It's possible that restricting the lower VAT to physical books only was done
as part of this policy (since
ebook sales would never benefit bookstores), but this is pure speculation on my part.
In fact, Real Food, Really Fast has been selected
as a featured
ebook until May 23rd on Amazon.com which means you can snap up a digital copy for the fire
sale price of just $ 1.99.
Big Boost is committed to helping authors
as well
as executives, businesses, nonprofits, retailers, conference organizers and others unleash the unrealized power of
eBooks to engage readers through multimedia channels that open up an amazing range of branding, cross marketing, fund raising and
sales opportunities.
And while it's uncertain just how much enhanced
ebooks and apps will fuel the next phase in content
sales, writing and reading still enjoy unprecedented popularity
as mobile growth accelerates.
Fortune magazine seems to disagree with the «
ebook sales are falling» claim, at least
as of September of last year.
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ebook sales drop
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Ebook sales are not falling, the print book is not roaring back into vogue and the trend of stories about their perilous future is just a passing one, to be forgotten
as soon
as the full story can be told.
We can all agree that
eBook sales are dramatically increasing, and there is a steady decline in print
sales (but not
as acutely
as eBook sales going up, not by a long shot).
But I think it's fairly obvious that they aren't going to boost
ebook sales of the available -
as - pirated titles, if all the same work is available either
as a pirated good or
as a genuine one.
As of this writing, U.S.
ebook sales have been hovering between 25 % and 30 % of total book
sales for over a year.
You can have your
eBook for
sale on your own site,
as I mentioned above, and also include it for
sale as a Kindle or Nook version to increase your visibility online.
Now here's the thing that's more important to us
as book folks: Jeff Bezos — Amazon's founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board — gave us a little insight into the Kindle and
ebook sales.
With print
sales falling by 10 % last year, and book purchasing
as a whole down 4 %,
ebook sales were reported to have grown, according to Nielsen's tracking of book purchases, up 20 % in the UK in 2013, with 80m
ebooks bought by UK consumers, to a value of # 300m.
You may withdraw your
eBook from
sale on NOOK Press using the procedures for
eBook withdrawal
as listed on our website.
The KDP Select program gives self - publishers 5 days every three months to promote their
eBook for $ 0
as long
as they don't offer their
eBook for
sale anyplace other than Amazon during that period.
They don't see the used market in their spreadsheets, just
as they don't see growing indie
ebook sales there, so they have no idea how their decisions are playing out in consumer behavior.
You will adjust the List Price
as required to ensure that, at all times that the
eBook is available for
sale through NOOK Press, the List Price does not exceed the maximum list price or go below the minimum list price permitted in our Pricing and Payment Terms.
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.
However,
ebook sales overall are still robust when you take into account the 30 % of
ebooks that do not have an ISBN number, and therefore do not show up in any of the traditional measures of
ebook sales,
as clearly documented on authorearnings.com.
I think if
ebooks published by the traditional publishers were priced more realisticly,
sales would improve but
as long
as ebooks are priced above what the print version goes for,
sales will remain upside down.
I still don't understand how publishers can hope to see their
sales of
ebooks rise while pricing them at, essentially, the same level
as a printed paper book.
As for worldwide trends in
ebook sales, a quick Google search showed up the following: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/five-reasons-the-worldwide-
ebook-market-saw-huge-growth-in-2013/ http://www.publishingtechnology.com/2014/12/kobo-thinks-the-global-
ebook-market-is-worth-14-5bn-but-what-do-other-sources-say/
They lump audiobooks and
ebooks into a single digital category and the only the only they say is the decline in
ebook sales were not
as pronounce because audiobook
sales have dramatically increased.
As a result,
ebook sales have shown a growth of 30 percent on a year - on - year basis.
This, together with the lack of a pan-Russian book
sales network like Barnes & Noble, that creates the perfect setting for
ebooks to thrive, and
as is evident elsewhere in the world, digital editions are already luring more readers than their printed counterparts.
But does the typical self - published author with two
ebooks on Amazon stand to benefit from selling his books through his own website, also known
as the online equivalent of setting up a
sales booth from the back of their car?
Except of course that
ebook sales have not plateaued or declined
as the article suggests.
He wants a great read at a great price, and
as ebook sales and retailers» profits have demonstrated, he wants it relatively conveniently.
Now, according to a report in Time, not only are
ebook sales down while print
sales continue to rise, e-readers
sales are in a slump
as well.
An encouraging trend so far is that, along with an increase in the
sales of smartphones and tablet devices in India, there has also been a rise in acceptance of
ebooks and emagazines
as well.
However, the benefits of such an effort are both ways,
as it's not only the authors who get to enjoy a worldwide launch of their literary works, but the portal too has much to earn from the
sale of the
ebooks.
Both books are on
sale for 99 cents each on all major
ebook vendors,
as well
as on my Square store.
As e-reader
sales begin to increase this holiday season — an estimated 24.5 million units sold according to IMS Research, which is expected to double
eBook sales year over year according to the Association of American Publishers — authors have a great opportunity to capitalize on current reader trends and increase visibility for their works to new audiences.
As XinXii is an European based company, we have to warrant two aspects: - we have to pay the German VAT to the tax office for each eBook sold (19 %)- the VAT must be always included in the final price of all products listed on XinXii So after a sale, we have to transfer the VAT to the tax office, and the author will get his percentage of the net price as provision / royalt
As XinXii is an European based company, we have to warrant two aspects: - we have to pay the German VAT to the tax office for each
eBook sold (19 %)- the VAT must be always included in the final price of all products listed on XinXii So after a
sale, we have to transfer the VAT to the tax office, and the author will get his percentage of the net price
as provision / royalt
as provision / royalty.