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AnemicOak · 04-03-2009, 03:56 PM

According to the Association of American Publishers sales reached $113 million in 2008, up 68.4%.

The PDF they posted uses 2002 as a base year and includes additional data for 2003-2008.

The report shows an overall compounded 57.8% growth for ebooks from 2002-2008 while other categories either lost or grew very little.

In 2002 ebook sales were $7,337,000.00

In 2003 ebook sales were $19,772,000.00 up 169.5%

In 2004 ebook sales were $30,271,000.00 up 53.1%

In 2005 ebook sales were $43,832,000.00 up 44.8%

In 2006 ebook sales were $54,396,000.00 up 24.1%

In 2007 ebook sales were $67,233,000.00 up 23.6%

in 2008 ebook sales were $113,220,000.00 up 68.4%

Thought this info would interest some of you. I know it's still nothing compared to pbook sales dollars wise, but it's encouraging just the same.

The original posting of the report...
http://www.publishers.org/main/Indus...2008_Stats.htm

The PDF showing the stats...
http://www.publishers.org/documents/S12008Final.pdf

Related : IDPF Reports Wholesale US Ebook Revenues up 173%

04-03-2009, 03:56 PM	#1
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	E-book sales up 68.4% to $113 million in 2008 According to the Association of American Publishers sales reached $113 million in 2008, up 68.4%. The PDF they posted uses 2002 as a base year and includes additional data for 2003-2008. The report shows an overall compounded 57.8% growth for ebooks from 2002-2008 while other categories either lost or grew very little. In 2002 ebook sales were $7,337,000.00 In 2003 ebook sales were $19,772,000.00 up 169.5% In 2004 ebook sales were $30,271,000.00 up 53.1% In 2005 ebook sales were $43,832,000.00 up 44.8% In 2006 ebook sales were $54,396,000.00 up 24.1% In 2007 ebook sales were $67,233,000.00 up 23.6% in 2008 ebook sales were $113,220,000.00 up 68.4% Thought this info would interest some of you. I know it's still nothing compared to pbook sales dollars wise, but it's encouraging just the same. The original posting of the report... http://www.publishers.org/main/Indus...2008_Stats.htm The PDF showing the stats... http://www.publishers.org/documents/S12008Final.pdf Related : IDPF Reports Wholesale US Ebook Revenues up 173% Last edited by AnemicOak; 04-03-2009 at 04:46 PM.