Ebooks made up 20% of the U.S. consumer book industry in 2012, up from 15% in 2011
The U.S. consumer book publishing industry had a strong 2012, fueled in part by the growth of ebooks. Read more »
Ebook sales way up in 2011; overall trade book sales roughly flat
Print books still dominate, but a new report reveals that in 2011, ebooks made up 15 percent of all trade book sales. In addition, digital is now the most popular format for adult fiction. Despite the massive growth of digital, though, bricks-and-mortar stores are still the largest sales channel for publishers. Read more »
How to make reading more like Angry Birds
photo: Angry Birds Rio Trailer
Book publishers have to make reading books as addictive and habit-forming as playing Angry Birds, Charles Duhigg, author of “The Power of Habit” (also known as “that book about how Target knew a teenager was pregnant before her dad did”) argues. Read more »
New Stats: Book Publishing Is Growing; E-Book Revs and Sales Up Over 1000%
photo: Amazon
One positive story in a week of terrible economic news: BookStats, a new annual statistical survey of raw sales revenue and unit data provid… Read more »
