I earn
more on digital sales than print sales; as far as my bank account is concerned, that e-book is every bit as real as the paper version.
Its very hard for companies in today's climate to make ANY money from hardware and instead have to
rely on digital sales.
The reason major publishers can't offer more than 25 % of
net on digital sales is because of clauses in contracts with bestselling authors.
Today's issue of Weekly Famitsu finally included
data on digital sales in Japan for the month of February 2017.
At last, Famitsu provides details
on the digital sales for the month of February of Monster Hunter World, Dynasty Warriors 9, and more.
The bookseller has not been directly selling content, but making thin
margins on every digital sale people make from the Kindles they buy from the shops.
The store benefits because they get a
commission on every digital sale and would also appeal to the people who often visit physical locations just to find out what's new so they can buy it online.
All of these statistics from the leaked investors document showcase how reliant Hachette is
on their digital sales in the US and UK by Amazon.
What's more, despite slowing growth
rates on the digital sales front, Walmart's web site is attracting a lot more traffic, up to 85 million monthly unique visitors in February.
That probably won't happen anytime soon, however, as the book skyrocketed right out of the gates, sold out in print immediately, a boon for
Amazon on digital sales while publisher Henry Holt scrambled to order a second printing.
, STILL producing that ebook far more cheaply than a publishing house can, and getting 35 % -70 % of
gross on each digital sale rather than 25 % of net, in a market where (according to editors, agents, and publishers I quizzed about this in October) print format has become so unprofitable that print - only deals have gone the way of the dodo.
The Supreme Dark Lord has a post on his blog covering similar ground to yours and includes a reference to Pronoun: ``... it is interesting to observe that at least one mainstream publisher is attempting to think outside the box, as Macmillan has set up Pronoun, a pan-channel ebook distribution system that pays 70
percent on all digital sales, which compares well with Amazon's Amazon - only 68.5 percent.»
While that problem can be laid at the steps of Amazon, it's the job of publishers associations to characterize what data they do have
on digital sales as only partial, and to be wary of contributing to overstatements of what's known about ebook sales and print supposedly blasting back.
If the publisher makes
less on each digital sale, well, then that worst - case scenario destroys the publisher, and they can't take that risk.
The hardware maker is still aiming for sales of one trillion yen for its games division, as it increases its focus
on digital sales through the PlayStation Store and pushes marketing and discounts for the Vita handheld.
Diamond released a new video today that simplifies the process and gives shop owners a great tutorial on how to sign up and earn the 33 %
commission on digital sales.
At that time ebook sales made up around 14 % of Penguin's total sales, and the publisher is still
relying on its digital sales to prevent reporting a loss.
The reason major publishers can't offer more than 25 % of
net on digital sales is because of escalator clauses in contracts with bestselling authors.
EA's recent financial pointed to a large
focus on digital sales and «net bookings» as well as monetisation from titles, which is arguably something the Switch is yet to gain a foothold with.
- sales of all 3DS systems combined sold 417.62 percent more than last week - the game sold 1.149 million units with a sell - through rate of 75.63 percent - Dragon Quest IX sold 2.319 million copies in its first week -
data on digital sales is not included
Capcom also hopes to focus
more on digital sales, and have better communication between marketing and development teams.
They are hoping to solve the situation by firing a large percentage of their workforce, capitalizing
on digital sales and releasing a new tablet.
While some publishers have noticed a leveling out
on their digital sales, especially following circumstances like the hype over a particular ebook decreasing and causing a resulting minor drop in digital sales, others are still reporting record increases in revenue from digital publishing.