Released today, the study reveals that dedicated e-readers (such as the e-ink Kindle and Nook devices) are losing ground to tablet devices (particularly the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet) as the preferred e-reading device
of ebook consumers.
The Authors» View of the Industry Case Study: Self - Published Author Straddling the Self - and Traditionally - Published Markets Kobo's Efforts to Help Indies, with the Chief Content Officer of Kobo The Challenges to Book Discovery Barnes & Noble in the Digital Age, with B&N VP
of eBooks Consumer Book and eBook Buying Behaviors Developing an Agile Publishing Model, with the CEO of Sourcebooks Libraries and Discovery, with the VP of Library Sales for Random House
The social aspect
of ebook consumer interaction is great motivation for a purchase, and the immediate send recommendation / receive recommendation lends itself to impulse buying, not a bad thing from a publisher's point of view.
What's more 64 %
of all ebook consumer dollars flowed through Amazon sales channels.
Not exact matches
Instead
of vaguely related
eBooks and other resources,
consumers want highly targeted, relevant downloads that help them implement what they have just read.
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of how the
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NEW YORK, NY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that the $ 400 million for
consumers in the settlement
of the
eBooks litigation with Apple Inc. will be distributed this week.
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Most
consumers express more interest in reading
ebooks on ereaders over reading them on tablets, in spite
of the availability
of tablet ereader apps.
There have been a slew
of announcements
of new
eBook - type devices this week at the CES (
Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas.
epub standard for
eBook source files is
of major significance and will be critical in the development
of the
consumer eBook market.
He said that fewer than 20
of the chain's retail stores are unprofitable, and «we're going to be around a long time» because
consumers read both print and
ebooks (this is a point that the company has been pressing for awhile, based on its own research).
Dedicated
eBooks Readers may not have truly moved into the mainstream
of all
consumer purchasing, but they've certainly taken dedicated book purchasers and the book reading public by storm.
It recently estimated that traditional publisher reporting is, «now missing two - thirds
of U.S.
consumer ebook purchases, and nearly half
of all
ebook dollars those
consumers spend.»
The publishers said they will «use a formula based on the number
of states participating and the number
of eBooks sold in each state» to determine amounts due, but did not specify how
consumers will be reimbursed — by check, a discount on future purchases, or some other mechanism.
Libraries are the largest
consumer of books in the country, but their relationship with
ebooks has been fraught.
You can see this is something
of a minefield to navigate and, until it's shaken out, will continue to be a barrier to widespread
consumer adoption
of ebooks — the so - called Tower
of eBabel problem.
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.»
Also, as an FYI, as a power -
consumer of ebooks, the WORST formatted ones, with arbitrary pages
of space between paragraphs, etc, are from the major houses, which presumably (but not necessarily) have dedicated html people.
Ebooks were 5 percent
of sales in the first quarter
of 2010 (Book Industry Study Group) but 9 percent
of consumer sales in Fall 2010 (Association
of American Publishers).
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.
The trends in other industries will affect
consumer expectations in publishing — and in small ways, it already has, with a movement geared to opening copyrighted works to the public, and the US Department
of Justice suing all
of the «big six» and Apple for price fixing (iBookstore prices differ widely from Amazon's), which will likely give Amazon the upper hand in setting
ebook prices in the long run.
The intensity
of this reaction has died down to a quiet murmur since
consumers realized that they also like the convenience and affordability
of eBooks, but the continued presence
of the
eBook vs. Print book debate has established one thing: print books, although decreasing significantly in sales, aren't going to disappear in the near future.
While we certainly have no antipathy to
ebooks, and make them available to
consumers from the date
of publication, we're committed to text.
This as -
of - yet untapped level on
consumer — the person who wishes he read more books or was more up - to - date on current events, but simply doesn't have enough time to devote to this type
of reading — is becoming a bigger focus among digital publishing platforms; last week, Rooster announced the March 11th launch
of its «snippet» reading subscription that lets users consume serialized books at a fraction
of the cost
of full - size
ebook subscriptions, again, optimized for smartphone reading.
In the United States and Britain, sales
of eBooks represent between a quarter and a third
of the
consumer book market.
One
of the first to report on the connection between
ebook borrowing and
ebook purchasing was a report by Pew Research Center, the same organization that released a report yesterday on the digital reading habits
of consumers ages sixteen and up.
While this report took into account the total book buying habits
of consumers,
ebooks also saw a spike in consumption.
Take for instance the findings
of Nielsen BookData compiled in its latest report, Understanding the E-book
Consumer that has revealed a 9 % decline in sales
of ebooks in May over the same period a month ago in the UK.
-- 2 % statistics figures is no serious argument or trend indication — all
consumer agreements are drafted by selling companies and, thus, hugely favor the latter, it's take it or leave it — quoted Apple provision is standard indirect damages exclusion, any damages cases for
consumers using digital text documents are unlikely anyway — printed book is always better but it takes space — some educational piece on drawbacks
of ebooks and bookstores would serve better purpose
The funds were appropriated by the General Assembly in response to a report by the Department
of Consumer Protection which recommended, in light
of the high cost libraries pay for
eBooks, that the state develop its own
eBook Platform.
When the dust finally settled from the Department
of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five
of the then - Big Six publishers for illegally colluding to inflate the price
of ebooks, essentially bilking
consumers out
of hundreds
of millions
of dollars in an effort to grab some more market share away from Amazon, the terms
of the judge's ruling included a caveat.
In a cryptically worded graphic on their website, a lot
of unanswered questions were alluded to, particularly that the
ebooks parents have already purchased for their young readers as part of the platform «may soon no longer be available,» and that consumers «may be able to continue using your eBooks by making sure to open them on a bookshelf at least once by October 15.&
ebooks parents have already purchased for their young readers as part
of the platform «may soon no longer be available,» and that
consumers «may be able to continue using your
eBooks by making sure to open them on a bookshelf at least once by October 15.&
eBooks by making sure to open them on a bookshelf at least once by October 15.»
When the dust finally settled from the Department
of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five
of the then - Big Six publishers for illegally colluding to inflate the price
of ebooks, essentially bilking
consumers out
of hundreds
of millions
of dollars in an effort to grab some more market share away from Amazon, the terms... [Read more...]
Finally, Olen Steinhauer expressed his concern by saying, «The
ebook changes nothing from an author perspective — I'm a big
consumer of ebooks.
In the US, more than 95 %
of all
consumer ebook purchases — and probably closer to 99 %
of them — go through just five major
ebook retailers.
Today, close to 11 %
of consumers are satiating their literary thirst with
ebooks, e-textbooks, and digital magazines.
Projects like Hugh Howey's Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route,
ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in terms
of looking at all the possible pieces
of information surrounding a book or author, and using that information to drive
consumer engagement.
In a victory for education across language barriers and distance, Amazon and the Brazilian Ministry
of Education announced today that the Whispercast technology that makes
ebooks magically appear on
consumers» devices will now deliver textbooks to hundreds
of thousands
of teachers across Brazil.
Amazon currently enjoys 74 %
of all US
eBook purchases and 71 %
of all US
consumer dollars spent on
eBooks.
Sales
of consumer ebooks plunged 17 % to # 204m last year, the lowest level since 2011.
From the very beginning
of digital lending through libraries and personal
consumer shares, publishers have been wary
of the implications
of ebook lending.
Unless the CMA is so stupid that it thinks that a market dominance that roughly doubles the price
of ebooks at both the low end and the high end
of the market isn't hurting
consumers, then the full weight
of the CMA needs to come down on Amazon like a ton
of bricks.
As
ebook subscription models continue to gain ground with
consumers, keeping a student - centric model in motion through classrooms instead
of only through private
consumer subscriptions seems to be the smarter approach.
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 %.
News was announced yesterday from the lawyers for the plaintiffs in one
of Apple's side lawsuits over
ebook pricing that the grand total the company could have to pay out to
consumers is $ 400 million.
-- Imagine Nike or Under Armour giving a
consumer a free
ebook about marathons with each purchase
of shoes $ 100 or more.
This session, moderated by Mark Coker
of Smashwords, will feature a blue ribbon panel
of ebook industry experts who will provide attendees diverse opinions on a wide range
of ebook industry trends and issues, including DRM, reading device trends,
consumer awareness and
consumer marketing trends,
ebook self - publishing, how Amazon's digital self - publishing offerings might upset the balance
of power in traditional print publishing, digital ink technologies, and more.