Ebook Readers Market Share
The most popular source of ebook market share data comes from author earnings report now known as bookstat this data is quoted all across the internet and by some of the most legitimate news sources in the world but there s one problem the data itself is dodgy and seems totally unreliable so dodgy i wrote an entire article about why you shouldn t trust author earnings.
Ebook readers market share. The global e book reader market is currently witnessing stable growth. E book reader market outlook 2026. The asia pacific e book reader market estimated to account for a market value share of about 27 by the end of 2017 will experience an increase in market share to the tune of a whopping 310 basis points to hold a market share of about 30 by the end of the forecast period in 2020.
It is an electronic device which is small handheld portable and easy to carry. The global e reader market is expected to witness growth over the forecast period. Reading support revenue in the ebooks segment is projected to reach us 14 747m in 2020.
The global e book market size was valued at usd 15 71 billion in 2016 and is expected to witness significant growth on account of increasing digitalization of educational books and other genres of novels. 2018 by age share of americans who own an ereader kindle nook etc 2018 by age share of respondents who own a ereader kindle in the uk 2019 by generation. The uk is the second largest ebook market accounting for 15 of all english language ebook sales worldwide in 2017.
The increasing availability of free e books on the internet coupled with a shift in preference among tech savvy users from traditional books to portable electronic reading devices is expected to drive the market. Furthermore multi lingual features of e books is an advantage which is expected to help gain share over the projection period. Imarc group s latest report provides a deep insight into the global e book reader market covering all its essential aspects.
Ebooks account for 34 of all book sales and amazon co uk takes over 87 9 of the sales. E book readers in the u s. The global e book reader market is currently witnessing stable growth.
Reading support the ebooks segment is expected to show a revenue growth of 6 0 in 2021. The uk ebook market. There is a 20 vat applied to ebooks in the uk which is not applied to print.