But this figure is based only on sales
reported by major publishers.
I have noticed a big trend in the way audiobook and e-book revenue is being
reported by major publishers in 2016.
Not exact matches
Also, it's been
reported over the past few years, that midlist authors are being unceremoniously cut loose
by major publishers.
The hard work has probably been delayed
by early windfall profits from ebook backlists, with
major publishers still
reporting good results, despite the mayhem in the book trade.
Third, I've not found anything that shows if the
report took into account the number of e-books that were published either directly
by the author or
by small presses — and let's face it, e-books from those sources tend to not only be less expensive than those from the
major publishers but much less expensive.
The goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the ebook market than is afforded
by reporting from
major publishers or
by tracking ISBNs, which many self - published authors do not use.
According to the American Libraries Association 2014
Report on the State of Libraries,
by the end of 2013 all of the
major publishers were offering e-books to libraries, whether directly or through distributors like Overdrive, Axis 360, and 3M.