Amazing rise of eBook sales in 2011 (USA)

GERGE · 03-30-2012, 11:02 AM

Adult books
$99.5M in Jan 2012; $66.6M in Jan 2011; +49.4% increase

Children’s/Young Adult
$22.6M in Jan 2012; $3.9M in Jan 2011; +475.1% increase

Religious (new AAP categories)
$6.7M in Jan 2012; $2.7M in Jan 2011; +150.7% increase

Source: http://www.publishers.org/press/62/

I don't care much for young adult genre but while rise is good (kiddies are reading!) I don't like implications of it. Almost all of it must be from Amazon, Apple and B&N; so whichever the kid (or the patent) choose is probably got a customer for life. Way too much control for the bookseller. Maybe it is not an issue when you are a grown man who knows how the things are, but these are children.

Anyway, still good news. I just hope it is not all sparkling unvampires =)

This also means that we will see much more crappy novels for teenagers.

Phogg · 03-30-2012, 11:06 AM

Much of my buying is Young Adult fiction.

ProfCrash · 03-30-2012, 11:11 AM

Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and the like are classified as Young Adult. There is some good Young Adult literature out there, I happen to enjoy a fair amount of it. (shrugs)

And I do think some of it is driven by the fact that e-readers are cheap enough that parents are buying them from their kids.

Gotadimple · 03-30-2012, 11:19 AM

I would think the competition among e-readers in 2011 is the driving force for the increase in e-books. New device needs books! Now the bigger question to consider is when the e-reader wars subside, what will the resulting change be in e-book sales? And is it sustainable?

BeccaPrice · 03-30-2012, 11:23 AM

At least in the UK, the following article says that growth in ebooks does not equal growth in revenue for publishers, because of how many free and low-cost self-published books are out there.

http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/growt...-market-in-uk/

Shack70 · 03-30-2012, 11:42 AM

Wow! No wonder B&M stores are closing left and right

Kumabjorn · 03-30-2012, 02:12 PM

Approx $129 Mil in e-book sales. How does that stand up to the total market? Has the market grown as a total or is it entirely a shift from P to E?

GERGE · 03-30-2012, 02:29 PM

Overall total $503.5M. That would be... something around a quarter.

ucfgrad93 · 03-30-2012, 03:08 PM

I'd love to see what the spike in sales is going to be this month since the Harry Potter books have been released as ebooks.

Phogg · 03-30-2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

At least in the UK, the following article says that growth in ebooks does not equal growth in revenue for publishers, because of how many free and low-cost self-published books are out there.

http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/growt...-market-in-uk/

My heart bleeds for the poor publishers.
This is just so sad.

Wait.

No it isn't.

The publishers have kept good authors separated from an audience if they thought the market was too saturated for them to make money on the work for decades and I don't feel shit for the publishers now.

C'est La Vie.

speakingtohe · 03-30-2012, 05:03 PM

Without publishers I would not have read many books. Perhaps they do not publish every book that is submitted, but they do not keep good authors from the market. There are other publishers and a rejection slip is not a blacklist. There are other publishers.

Publishers are a business. They make their decisions based on the bottom line because they want to stay in business and perhaps unlike anyone else in the world make a profit. Keep their jobs even.

I may not agree with their decisions but I am pretty sure that none of them are based on a desire to keep good authors down or torment their customers. I know certain people are made extremely unhappy that the publishers do not do exaactly as they wish but I doubt very much that it is the intent of the publisher to make anyone unhappy.

Helen

QuantumIguana · 03-30-2012, 05:10 PM

It's not surprising, with the decreasing cost of e-readers, e-books become a whole lot more appealing. The problem with the brick and mortar stores was that they were to big to adapt to changes. The market was dominiated by two bookstore chains, independent stores can be much more adaptable to the local market. It's like attempting to maneuver an oil tanker, it turns very slowly.

RainingLemur · 03-30-2012, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

I'd love to see what the spike in sales is going to be this month since the Harry Potter books have been released as ebooks.

Yeah, I imagine those would be some scary numbers.

xg4bx · 03-31-2012, 06:13 AM

god, when will they do something about the pirates that are killing the industry!!!!??? the thieves are driving publishers into the poor house.

fjtorres · 03-31-2012, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Approx $129 Mil in e-book sales. How does that stand up to the total market? Has the market grown as a total or is it entirely a shift from P to E?

Depends on the market segment. In some segments, ebook growth is mostly cannibalization. In others, it is mostly new readers going straight to ebooks (YA, for example). And in yet others, ebooks have close to zero presence.

All in all, though, most of the BPHs are reporting declining print revenues and booming ebook revenue *overall*. Individual subsidiaries and national markets will vary.

03-30-2012, 11:02 AM	#1
GERGE Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 638 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Turkey Device: Barnes & Noble nook	Amazing rise of eBook sales in 2011 (USA) Adult books $99.5M in Jan 2012; $66.6M in Jan 2011; +49.4% increase Children’s/Young Adult $22.6M in Jan 2012; $3.9M in Jan 2011; +475.1% increase Religious (new AAP categories) $6.7M in Jan 2012; $2.7M in Jan 2011; +150.7% increase Source: http://www.publishers.org/press/62/ I don't care much for young adult genre but while rise is good (kiddies are reading!) I don't like implications of it. Almost all of it must be from Amazon, Apple and B&N; so whichever the kid (or the patent) choose is probably got a customer for life. Way too much control for the bookseller. Maybe it is not an issue when you are a grown man who knows how the things are, but these are children. Anyway, still good news. I just hope it is not all sparkling unvampires =) This also means that we will see much more crappy novels for teenagers. Last edited by GERGE; 03-30-2012 at 11:04 AM.

03-30-2012, 11:06 AM	#2
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 1,596 Karma: 17103866 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	Much of my buying is Young Adult fiction. __________________ The slickest way to lie is to tell the truth unconvincingly ~ Heinlein

03-30-2012, 11:11 AM	#3
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 6,951 Karma: 68122587 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3	Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and the like are classified as Young Adult. There is some good Young Adult literature out there, I happen to enjoy a fair amount of it. (shrugs) And I do think some of it is driven by the fact that e-readers are cheap enough that parents are buying them from their kids. __________________ Assimilation does not have to be painful. Here, have a cup of tea.

03-30-2012, 11:23 AM	#5
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,948 Karma: 10813645 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	At least in the UK, the following article says that growth in ebooks does not equal growth in revenue for publishers, because of how many free and low-cost self-published books are out there. http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/growt...-market-in-uk/ __________________

03-30-2012, 11:42 AM	#6
Shack70 Guru Posts: 771 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Ipod Touch 2G, iPod Touch 4G, iPad, Kobo	Wow! No wonder B&M stores are closing left and right __________________ Get Free Storage @ Dropbox! Shack's Blog Me @ Good Reads Me @ Twitter

03-30-2012, 11:19 AM	#4
Gotadimple Member Posts: 22 Karma: 450010 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Nook Simple Touch	I would think the competition among e-readers in 2011 is the driving force for the increase in e-books. New device needs books! Now the bigger question to consider is when the e-reader wars subside, what will the resulting change be in e-book sales? And is it sustainable?

03-30-2012, 02:12 PM	#7
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 3,081 Karma: 16082656 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Approx $129 Mil in e-book sales. How does that stand up to the total market? Has the market grown as a total or is it entirely a shift from P to E? __________________ Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

03-30-2012, 02:29 PM	#8
GERGE Zealot Posts: 108 Karma: 638 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Turkey Device: Barnes & Noble nook	Overall total $503.5M. That would be... something around a quarter.

03-30-2012, 03:08 PM	#9
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 1,908 Karma: 6300290 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle 2, Kindle Keyboard 3G	I'd love to see what the spike in sales is going to be this month since the Harry Potter books have been released as ebooks.

03-30-2012, 05:03 PM	#11
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 2,475 Karma: 13287776 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-600, PRS-350, PRS-T1, Tablet	Without publishers I would not have read many books. Perhaps they do not publish every book that is submitted, but they do not keep good authors from the market. There are other publishers and a rejection slip is not a blacklist. There are other publishers. Publishers are a business. They make their decisions based on the bottom line because they want to stay in business and perhaps unlike anyone else in the world make a profit. Keep their jobs even. I may not agree with their decisions but I am pretty sure that none of them are based on a desire to keep good authors down or torment their customers. I know certain people are made extremely unhappy that the publishers do not do exaactly as they wish but I doubt very much that it is the intent of the publisher to make anyone unhappy. Helen

03-30-2012, 05:10 PM	#12
QuantumIguana Wizard Posts: 1,469 Karma: 14506442 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	It's not surprising, with the decreasing cost of e-readers, e-books become a whole lot more appealing. The problem with the brick and mortar stores was that they were to big to adapt to changes. The market was dominiated by two bookstore chains, independent stores can be much more adaptable to the local market. It's like attempting to maneuver an oil tanker, it turns very slowly.

03-31-2012, 06:13 AM	#14
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,461 Karma: 21927654 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: kindle 3	god, when will they do something about the pirates that are killing the industry!!!!??? the thieves are driving publishers into the poor house. __________________ "As long as you're in my house, you'll do what I do, and believe what I believe. So butter your bacon... and bacon up that sausage, boy."

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