Murray also acknowledged that «we have better terms from Scribd that we have from
traditional eBook retailers.»
Right now the focus remains strongly on
a traditional eBook retail model, but we're open to options that will make it easier for our fans to get our content, as long as the business model continues to make sense.
Not exact matches
As I have been saying here over and over and over, most electronic books sold through most major
ebook retail outlets are sold by
traditional publishers in the price range of $ 7.99 to $ 15.99.
They also deal with the
traditional ebook format that is available via online
retailers like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.
Thus the
retail cost of the
ebook is higher than the
traditional ebook.
There are of course «
traditional» book stores and online book
retailers catering for Vietnamese readers, and despite the absence of four of the Big 5 western
ebook retailers ebooks are also popular in the country.
Random House announced Monday that it will adopt agency pricing for
ebooks, leaving behind the
traditional wholesale /
retail model.
John was interviewed by CNN about the rise of
ebooks and its impact on
traditional retail bookstores.
The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of
eBook issues, including: spending on
eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of
eBooks; market penetration by various specific
eBook publishers; extent of use of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution such as
traditional book jobbers and leading
retail / internet based booksellers; use of
eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of
eBooks on print book spending; use of
eBooks in integrated search; price increases for
eBooks; contract renewal rates for
eBooks; use of special
eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of
eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in
eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of
eBooks 2011 Edition →
The Rise of Alternatives to
Traditional Publishers — AuthorEarnings.Com reports that in 2015, nearly half of all
ebooks sold on Amazon (the most influential digital
retailer) are either self - published, published by micro-publishers, or are generated through an Amazon Imprint.
• Amazon dominates
ebook sales —
traditional and self - published combined — with nearly 80 % of the market in the U.S. and more than an 80 % share in the U.K. • Apple is the next largest
ebook retailer, but with a mere 9 % in the US and about 7 % in the U.K. — no one else has any meaningful share in the two current largest English - language markets.
The Authors Guild also estimate that author income from
ebooks will be 300 % higher under this deal than under
traditional publishing contracts — 60 % -63 % of
retail price rather than 25 % of net receipts.
Thanks to the rise of
ebooks and the democratized access to the publishing tools and
retail distribution that were once only available to
traditional publishers, writers everywhere have options.
I'm talking about short - form content that complements their books, video material that's only offered on the publisher's site, and yes, even some full - length
ebooks that aren't distributed through
traditional retailer channels.
But the reality is that there are probably more differences than similarities between
traditional bricks and mortar book
retailing and
ebook e-tailing.
Agency pricing has returned to
ebooks, which means that publishers are setting their own
ebook prices and the
retailers, like Amazon, are not discounting...
Traditional publishers are deliberately receiving a lower percentage royalty to keep
ebook prices artificially high.
Erin Creasey is the sales and marketing director for ECW Press, one of Canada's largest independents, where she has access to data from sources including SalesData, BookScan, and
traditional and
ebook retailers.
The glut of high - quality low - cost
ebooks will get worse - In the old days of print publishing, the number of books in circulation was artificially constrained by the production output of
traditional publishers, and by the shelf space available at brick and mortar
retailers.
With the
eBook market share stabilizing at about 30 % of sales and the decline in the number of
retail bookstores new publishers have forsaken
traditional inventory based publishing for digital publishing and print on demand (POD).