A Map of the World Based on Book Publishing

Hamlet53 · 10-13-2012, 02:35 PM

The International Publishers Association prepared a map of the world in which country sizes were adjusted to match the size of the country on the map to the value of their publishing markets. Check out how large Great Britain and Japan become, whereas the entire continent of Africa all but disappears.

GlenBarrington · 10-13-2012, 04:14 PM

The relationship between the USA and W Europe seems consistent with my prejudices. I'm a bit surprised at Canada's shrunken state, but this must be built on gross sales, not per capita consumption.

I'm kind of surprised that Mexico seems unchanged or roughly the same.

And Australia seems shrunken compared to New Zealand. How do the populations compare?

I don't know why, but I'm surprised Russia seems shrunken, I would have thought they would be big ereaders. I don't know why I thought that but I did.

Quexos · 10-13-2012, 04:23 PM

I don't think this map is limited to ebook markets, I think paper books are part of it too.
And yes, you would think Canada would have if not a huge size, at least more presence.

Andrew H. · 10-13-2012, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Quexos

I don't think this map is limited to ebook markets, I think paper books are part of it too.
And yes, you would think Canada would have if not a huge size, at least more presence.

It's hard to tell how large Canada is supposed to be on the map because of all the islands they include.

But a map like this is going to be confusing anyway because the geographical size of a country doesn't really have much connection with its population, which *does* have a relationship to its publishing market.

guanaco · 10-14-2012, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

I'm kind of surprised that Mexico seems unchanged or roughly the same.

Mexico is the second biggest publisher of books in Spanish, just after Spain.

Some info about Latin-America is here.

GlenBarrington · 10-15-2012, 06:55 AM

Mexico seems to be the Spanish language media publishing center of the Western hemisphere. I was surprised that it 'merely' managed to show no change.

doubleshuffle · 10-15-2012, 07:22 AM

Go Alaska!

CommonReader · 10-15-2012, 07:23 AM

I am rather surprised that Germany's market seems to be considerably bigger than Japan's, despite Japan having a population that's almost 50% bigger.

HomeInMyShoes · 10-15-2012, 08:46 AM

From the article: " tiny slivers, meaning that the number of books published in those places is extremely low compared to the rest of the world". It's just based on number of books published within the country. I'm surprised Canada is that big actually.

CommonReader · 10-15-2012, 09:05 AM

No, it is based on the size of the market in USD/€. As the linked document says in the opening sentence: "The Global Map of Publishing Markets represents domestic publishing markets by market value at consumer prices."

taosaur · 10-15-2012, 02:39 PM

I think it looks like cartoon babies.

Clancy_s · 10-15-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

And Australia seems shrunken compared to New Zealand. How do the populations compare?

Aus is about 22 million, NZ 4.5 million; Aus surface area is a bit over 7,700,000 km2, NZ 270,000 km2. Eyeballing the map Aus and NZ are probably much the same on a per capita basis.

Nexutix · 10-16-2012, 03:18 AM

Seems like Japan has highest swell : original ratio. South African countries are like nonexistent.

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Hamlet53 Forever War Posts: 2,875 Karma: 27005258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony 900, Nook Color (androided), Coby 10.1" Kyros Tablet	A Map of the World Based on Book Publishing The International Publishers Association prepared a map of the world in which country sizes were adjusted to match the size of the country on the map to the value of their publishing markets. Check out how large Great Britain and Japan become, whereas the entire continent of Africa all but disappears.

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GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 908 Karma: 2720099 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Droid Bionic, 1st Gen Kindle Fire. All Sony's Retired	Interesting! The relationship between the USA and W Europe seems consistent with my prejudices. I'm a bit surprised at Canada's shrunken state, but this must be built on gross sales, not per capita consumption. I'm kind of surprised that Mexico seems unchanged or roughly the same. And Australia seems shrunken compared to New Zealand. How do the populations compare? I don't know why, but I'm surprised Russia seems shrunken, I would have thought they would be big ereaders. I don't know why I thought that but I did. __________________ I like soup. . .

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GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 908 Karma: 2720099 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Droid Bionic, 1st Gen Kindle Fire. All Sony's Retired	That's why I was surprised. . . Mexico seems to be the Spanish language media publishing center of the Western hemisphere. I was surprised that it 'merely' managed to show no change. __________________ I like soup. . .

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HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,404 Karma: 34151574 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	From the article: " tiny slivers, meaning that the number of books published in those places is extremely low compared to the rest of the world". It's just based on number of books published within the country. I'm surprised Canada is that big actually. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

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Quexos Freethinker Posts: 1,498 Karma: 7053978 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Glo, Aura HD 2.5.1	I don't think this map is limited to ebook markets, I think paper books are part of it too. And yes, you would think Canada would have if not a huge size, at least more presence.

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doubleshuffle Authorized Version Posts: 560 Karma: 3967409 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Somuchtoread-Solittletime Device: Onyx Boox i62HD, Hanvon N518	Go Alaska!

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CommonReader Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2020202 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650, PRS-300, Xperia S, iPad Mini	I am rather surprised that Germany's market seems to be considerably bigger than Japan's, despite Japan having a population that's almost 50% bigger.

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CommonReader Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2020202 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650, PRS-300, Xperia S, iPad Mini	No, it is based on the size of the market in USD/€. As the linked document says in the opening sentence: "The Global Map of Publishing Markets represents domestic publishing markets by market value at consumer prices."

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Nexutix with TBR of 500+ !!! Posts: 578 Karma: 8250074 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G	Seems like Japan has highest swell : original ratio. South African countries are like nonexistent. __________________ Currently reading: Textbooks

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