-LSB-...] also has another very good post on the rise
of ebook sales which has a graph that clearly illustrates just how rapid the growth in ebook sales has been.
But sales of Practical Font Design, Writing in InDesign, and others have easily made the 20 % threshold
of ebook sales which Mike talks about.
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.
The New York Times, for example, says
ebook sales fell by 10 % in the first five months
of this year, according to the Association
of American Publishers,
which collects data from nearly 1,200 publishers.
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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.
I could see where if you have a radically different product (print books) than the pirated
ebook, familiarity with the author's work
which was a function
of reading a pirated copy could boost paper
sales.
Publisher / line Year (or projected year)
of release
Which book it is
of yours / for that publisher (1st, 5th, etc.) Advance per book (if any) Standard royalty percentage (for regular print
sales AND for
ebook sales) Total earnout to date (INCLUDING advance) Title acronym with month / year
of release (if known)
And new
sales venues are popping up, several
of which I'll be reviewing in our new
ebook.
Barnes & Noble will pay or cause to be paid your Royalties on
sales of your
eBook approximately sixty (60) days following the end
of the calendar month during
which it is sold.
eBook sales don't account for any more than 30 %
of all books sold,
which means the majority
of the market is in printed books.
Library Directwill allow libraries to bundle books in Smashwords» catalog and select the books based on
sales ranking; partnered with the new Pricing Manager
which allows authors and publishers to set the prices that libraries will pay, even opting to make their titles free to libraries, the amount
of ebook titles that libraries can offer to patrons will increase.
It is time for other stakeholders in the e-book market to clearly acknowledge the important role
of libraries in developing a reading culture
which actively fosters the
sale of books and
eBooks».
During the first 6 months
of the year,
ebook sales have reached 22 million in the UK
which is worth # 66.2 m.
OverDrive,
which powers
ebook lending for over 19,000 customer libraries, announced today that it is broadening its educational library focus with the addition
of a General Manager
of Education and Chief
Sales Officer position over K - 12 libraries.
Authors typically are paid a percentage (
which can be up to 40 %)
of the
sale from their
ebook or agree to a flat fee from the publisher
which will remain fixed regardless
of the number
of books sold.
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.
Most bookstore chains have their own ereader device and their own bookstore; but some companies like Smashwords, BookBaby, and Lulu offer «distribution» -
which means they'll send your
ebook out to all the online retailers and keep track
of sales for you.
But with Google's
ebook platform floundering, Kobo all but pulling
of the US, Barnes & Noble's ability to stay afloat a recurring concern, the only real player we can depend on is iBooks,
which is doing increasingly well despite its obvious drawbacks, or the growth
of new direct
sales platforms by publishers.
Plus these days with the
eBook becoming more prevalent, its impossible to read the ending as the most you get are the first few pages using the Look Inside option,
which probably explains why
eBook sales here in the United Kingdom, a nation
of paper and hardback lovers, pale in comparison to the much more enlightened readers in the United States.
While traditional publishers (actually, the top end publishers) are fighting over business and legal issues, like any big business, you adapt and work with what works —
eBooks still represent a minority in
sales, but it is rapidly catching up to print, and by all accounts, has already passed hardcover (
which has been in decline in a slow death since the advent
of paperbacks and trade paperbacks in the 40s and 50s).
Amazon is talking about
ebook sales going to authors while print book
sales would go to Hatchette and if Hatchette had agreed to this - showing they cared about their authors - Amazon would go back to large restocking / reorders on print books, discounting print books instead
of selling them at the absurd high prices set by Hatchette
which they've been complaining about, and re-enabling pre-order buttons.
Unless you were able to leverage Hugh Howey - levels
of ebook sales (in
which case I'm guessing Amazon would try to snap you up), I doubt a trad pub would want print rights only.
Last year,
eBooks accounted for $ 263 million
of total trade book
sales,
which represents a 193 % increase from 2009 according to the
I would personally rather give my
ebooks away like candy,
which builds buzz and leads to more
sales of the print edition.
Apple is talking about wanting Sony to offer a way for people to buy Sony
ebooks through the Sony
ebook app,
which would give Apple a 30 % cut
of those
sales.
So Bowker is unable to track 90 % or so
of all
ebook sales...
which means almost no
ebook sales actually show up on Bookscan.
And don't forget: in honor
of this convention as well as Clallam Bay Comicon
which I'll be attending next week, Faerie Blood and Bone Walker are on
sale for 99 cents each in
ebook form.
Last year,
eBooks accounted for $ 263 million
of total trade book
sales,
which represents a 193 % increase from 2009 according to the Association
of American Publishers.
Also, growing significantly faster than
ebook sales, are the rentals
of used textbooks
which are hitting both rentals
of new titles and new print
sales.
And,
of course, some
of them will also upsell you on services to help you market your
eBook and increase
sales, for
which they'll get their cut.
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.
The reports,
which claim to only be interested in helping all authors make sound decisions based on a clear look at
ebook sales data, are updated quarterly with different facets
of bookselling.
JK Rowling's innovative Pottermore company,
which oversees the interactive website, the
sale of the entire Harry Potter
ebook collection, and maintains a partnership with the Sony Wonderbook game based on the world
of Harry Potter, announced yesterday its replacement for former CEO Charlie Redmayne.
1196 US publishers took part in the survey,
which provides the most accurate reflection
of eBook sales.
While Amazon originally worked under the wholesale model,
which afforded the retailer the opportunity to sell
ebooks at less than their cost in order to push
sales of their Kindle e-readers, the alleged collusion between Apple and five
of the Big Six publishers actually refers to their switch to an agency pricing model,
which allowed publishers to set the price
of the
ebooks for the retailers.
Last year, Fairchild generated $ 52.5 million from their
ebook and print collection,
which amounted to 21 %
of the company's total
sales.
In 2011,
ebooks represented 21 %
of HBG's net
sales,
which is up from 9 %
of net
sales for Q3 2010.
Also, I agree with Galbraith, eReaders decrease in
sales is nothing to do with decrease in
eBook sales, most
of us are first introduced nowadays to
ebooks via our smartphones and tablets,
which all have an
eBook reader, when we buy
ebooks there and realise how good an Ereader sounds then only we buy it.
Potential authors may be interested to hear that XinXii offers up to 70 % cut
of the
sale prices for
ebooks,
which is quite better than the average,
which is often closer to around 40 % -50 %.
The
sale of ebooks will originate from Canada,
which will ensure a low tax bracket in Japan.
Unlike typical library lending through companies like OverDrive
which sells a copy
of the
ebook to the partner library, thus compensating the author and publisher like a typical book
sale, Epic!
Today, the site's blog featured news
of a recent survey that Smashwords conducted, one
which provides valuable feedback on
ebook sales and delivery.
In an even bolder move, Rowling published the
ebooks through her own site only a few weeks ago and gave several other online retail booksellers the take - it - or - leave - it deal
of a lifetime: other retailers» customers can go to their favorite online book sites to purchase the books,
which diverts them to Pottermore for the
sale, then the original retailers will still send the
ebooks to the consumers» e-reader devices without requiring the downloading to a computer and transferring via cable that many customers have to rely on when purchasing books from sites other than the one that markets their e-readers.
Statistically they don't sell a copious amount
of eBooks, recently leaked investor slides show that in North America they are listed in the «other» category,
which represent less than 4 %
of eBook sales.
This new offering has a Buy It Now feature
which allows patrons to click to purchase a book that they have enjoyed reading on a handheld device, a feature that encourages the already high number
of book
sales that occur after an
ebook has been borrowed.
The Association
of American Publishers,
which collects monthly data from about 1,200 publishers, said last month that
eBook sales had been flat or in decline for most
of 2013.
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.
Publishers will try to hold the line on their 25 % net
ebook royalty structures,
which means big authors will see their royalties suffer as prices drop and as the unit
sales advantage
of low prices decreases, and as the disadvantage
of high prices increases.
Tempelis spoke on the recent collaboration between digital media collection OverDrive and Sourcebooks, a project
which sought to provide definitive numbers to the industry about how
ebook lending impacts future
sales of the title and
of the author's and publisher's other books.