What is even more interesting is that the greater proliferation of ebooks has not led to a decline
in sales of printed books.
Many self - published authors rely on
online sales of both print books and ebooks though, so, okay, a badly designed book might not necessarily put off all prospective buyers.
The statistics vary from book to book, but I understand that
sales of print books account for between 50 to 80 percent of all sales of a title.
, it's the only solid source of data on the self - publishing industry and more generally on the sale of ebooks (as well as
online sales of print books).
Cheers could be heard coming from the «print isn't dead» section of the book - publishing industry on Monday, thanks to some numbers from Nielsen that showed
sales of printed books rose this year by about 2 %.
Figures released by Nielsen Bookscan
show sales of print books for the first 36 weeks of 2015 rose by 4.6 % (worth # 739.5 m) when compared to the same period in 2014.
Sales of print books continue to climb, with unit sales up 1.9 % in 2017 over 2016, according to NPD Bookscan (which captures an estimated 80 - 85 % of total print sales): 687.2 million books were sold in every format, up from 674.1 million in 2016.
Publishers are reviewing benchmarks figures from
library sales of print books and CDs for audiobooks and do not want these unit sales and revenue to be dramatically reduced by the license of digital books to libraries.»
Sales of print books depend upon the individual, and I have found non-fiction titles are more likely to be purchased in print rather than just digital.
«First, these figures don't look
at sales of print books, which will still be a major part of the earnings from a Big five publisher.
Almost everyone believes the day is coming when e-book sales will
outnumber sales of print books, and there are some indicators that e-readers are increasing the amount of reading being done.
The growth in e-book sales in genres such as romance and science - fiction is leading to a cannibalisation in sales of printed books, according to Nielsen...
With Amazon now reporting that sales of ebooks have
overtaken sales of printed books for the first time, there has never been a better time to start writing and publishing your own ebooks.
Although sales of print books are less profitable than ebook sales, authors receive a much higher royalty rate from print (which may explain some of their pique at Amazon's tactics), and print bookstores are an effective means of helping readers discover new books.
For those who haven't discovered AuthorEarnings, it's the only solid source of data on the self - publishing industry and more generally on the sale of ebooks (as well as
online sales of print books).
Jacks Thomas, Director of The London Book Fair, said «Much has been said in recent years about e-reading cannibalising
the sales of print books, so it is very interesting to see how this trend has reversed and how print is now very much back on the up.»
The Publishers Association study has revealed that
sales of print books are rising, while digital sales are down for the first time since the invention of the e-reader.
Amazon is undoubtedly the company to beat given their strength in
the sale of print books and their access to Japanese consumers across a broad spectrum of products.
That did affect
the sale of print books, showing a 7 % decline in sales from brick - and - mortar stores.
Put it in your ebooks, especially when they are going on free promo to punch up
sales of print books.
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.
In contrast,
sales of print books are estimated to stay at # 1.4 billion in 2014, the same value as 2013 which would mark just a 0.4 % year on year fall in revenue.
The sales of print books have increased 2.8 % in 2015, which is the second year in a row that the format has posted significant gains.
It's obvious to me that you don't understand the fundamental business model of the Big Five publishers which rests entirely on
the sale of print books.
The growth in e-book sales in genres such as romance and science - fiction is leading to a cannibalisation in sales of printed books, according to Nielsen BookScan data.