Sentences with phrase «of ebook sales figures»

The Greedy 5 are still sticking to the Agency Model — However, we haven't had much in terms of ebook sales figures from them which hints there isn't much good news to share.

For most publishers, this early - stage market reality results in production growing pains and business model challenges, often overshadowed by the allure of eBook sales figures.

Not exact matches

The latest US book industry sales figures from the Association of American Publishers show ebooks are now tracking at 9 % of domestic trade book revenue for the 8 - month period January to August 2010.

I can spend a lot of time quoting figures on eBook and print sales (and analysing how efficacious they are, given the erratic quality of published numbers), but it isn't necessary for this discussion.

The latest US book industry sales figures from the Association of American Publishers show ebooks are now tracking at 9 % of domestic trade book revenue for the 8 - month period January... Read more >

«I think we'd estimate up to around 5 percent» of copies sold are digital, «whereas I hear from other crime publishers that a typical ebook sales figure is around 25 to 30 percent.»

According to the figures I saw, eBook sales were 1.3 % of total book sales last year.

Sales figures from the end of last year show that while they don't dominate the marketplace as they once did, print books are showing a good amount of resiliency during the precipitous rise of eBooks... Continue Reading →

Judging by sales figures it would seem that the English perceive ebooks to be nothing more than yet another passing fad from across the pond in the good old US of A.

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.

I'm self - published in print and eBook and Sarah counseled me on the sales figures I would need to produce to secure a deal and guided me with complete transparency every step of the way.

Ebooks are great for everybody except authors because there is no control over the real sales figures And this situation goes on forever since there is no out of print for a digital book.

While Amazon closely guards its sales figures for both ebooks and e-reader devices, the press release did mention that the post-holiday windfall from the sale of Kindles and Kindle Fire tablets has allowed them to raise the amount designated in the fund for KDP Select authors.

E-Reader and eBook sales has been the saving grace of the company and it looks like figures released for the last 2 months in NOOKnewstand sales is over half a million with 650,0000 newspapers and magazines sold.

In addition, sales figures in The Canadian Book Market do not include ebook sales, nor online sales of print books, so the overall book market may be healthier than reflected.»

In addition, sales figures in The Canadian Book Market do not include ebook sales, nor online sales of print books, so the overall book market may be healthier than reflected.Although Indigo suffered some big loses, the company is still bullish on their future.

The list, which crosses a variety of genres, includes separate sales data from the three major ebook distributors, but does not include specific sales figures.

Surging ebook sales now represent an estimated 16.3 per cent of the overall book market in Canada, a figure that caught even some industry watchers by surprise.

In the States, the APA's member - publishers who report their figures have seen 20 - percent or better increases in audiobook sales for two years, 2014 and 2015, making it the kind of sector in publishing that many publishers, weary of the hobbled progress of recent ebook markets, understandably welcome.

Because the preponderance of sales figures are not reported, we actually do not know how many ebook titles exist, nor how many authors are engaged in producing them.

Even though it may take a while until sales figures of digital books in Germany will approach those on the US and UK markets, it seems the ebook is settling in comfortably and is expected to keep rising.

These figures obviously is not totally indicative of the finalized sales patterns for ebooks, but it is about as close as we can get.

According to Jones, authors and publishers would welcome an «adult debate» about ebook sales and author earnings, but in the absence of sales figures from Amazon that's just not possible.

It is believed that ebooks now account for 30pc of Amazon sales, although exact figures are not available for Ireland.

In just the month of July, seventeen publishers reported a total of $ 82.6 million in ebook sales, according to Publisher's Weekly, which also noted that this sales figure was 105.3 % higher than in July of 2010.

I bet there are some people looking at ebook sales figures and thinking that these bestselling indie authors owe their success to a lucky roll of the dice.

Looking at the sales figures of hardcovers, ebooks, and trade paper does not give us that answer, because that data doesn't address the initial question.

Amazon said the figures included sales of printed books, which did not have Kindle editions, but excluded free ebooks.

In the US, eBooks are about one quarter of book sales; in only one European country does that figure go above 2 %.»

Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more harm than good for an author.

Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more... [Read more...]

This should not be viewed as an attempt by the publishing industry to discredit the bestseller status of some ebooks, but rather to help consumers know that books appearing on the list are genuinely deserving of those spots based on accurate sales figures.

The sales figures were released yesterday afternoon and are indicative of the global success of ebooks.

Most of the big names in electronic reading — Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo — like to keep a lid on all information about things like sales figures on devices, numbers of ebooks sold, and more.

CEO Jeff Bezos is likely to unveil their print - to - ebook sales ratio, alongside comparative figures of how each version of Kindle has sold over a specific date range.

Since the retailer doesn't release sales numbers, his mission is to try to use its book sales pages and authors» actual revenue figures to develop a picture of what «s profitable in the Amazon ebook ecosystem and what authors might expect as potential results of their decisions to self - publish or try to traditionally publish.

She added that the impressive sales numbers for the first six books of The Godling Chronicles series in both audiobook and ebook formats, and their sustained sales over the past four years, convinced Audible that even a six - figure advance was not much of a risk.

Even if that figure above of 92 % of Amazon's sales being kindle is in units, not dollars and even if bringing in the sales other than the genre sales (which Howey has shown dwarf all other Amazon sales), it's still very likely that at least 70 of their dollars in book sales are from ebooks.

It's not just the Kindle platform where ebooks are thriving - according to figures from the Association of American Publishers, ebook sales have quadrupled this year up until May throughout the market.

Thus, Yes, eBook sales figures would differ at $ 9.99 versus $ 14.99, but not overall sales or profit of a book.

It's just released its first set of sales figures which show that it has sold 30,000 of the # 224 Readers along with 75,000 ebook downloads.

If you are anything like other ebook authors I know, then you probably spend a fair amount of time checking your ebooks» sales figures and rankings.

One of the small press publishers showed on a post yesterday how their data, based on usa today figures that include ebooks, is showing how «the indie game is about over» since legacy guys are pricing $ 1 - $ 3 over the holidays and their increasing % of ebook sales.

I find it quite interesting that the figures cited use a sale price of $ 14.99 for ebooks.

The importance of the newly derived 625,327 number lies, of course, in the fact that the major online retailers don't report ebook sales figures.

Nielsen Book's assertion this week at the BookInsights Conference that «Amazon / self - published» ebooks accounted in 2015 for 22 percent of the UK ebook market was a red flag to many observers who know that Amazon doesn't release its sales figures on the indie - ebook sector.

Often you'll see figures that indicate that ebooks account for about 25 % of all book sales for the major publishers, as in this recent graph from Nielsen, presented at London Book Fair in March 2017.

If we look at the latest ebook growth figures, and include the indie publishing figures often left out in the main stream media, we see a continuing rise in the sales of ebooks from authors outside the mainstream.

Was just reading about some start - up that is drumming up total sales without disclosing actual profits and was reminded of what's going on with eReader and eBook Figures.

The latest round of headlines was triggered by UK Publishers» Association figures noting a fall in consumer eBook sales of 17 % in 2016, while physical book sales rose 8 %.