Ebook Sales Compared To Print Book Sales

Compare that to 800 million in 2017.

Ebook sales compared to print book sales. Given the explosive growth of ebook sales since the launch of the kindle in 2007 with increases in the triple digits for several years many expected the paper book industry to remain in retreat for the foreseeable future. Amazon customers may be buying more kindle edition bestsellers than print bestsellers but the e book market is still a relatively small source of income for publishers. In 2016 that dropped to 23.

Both hardcover and paperback books still rule the market with approximately 3 billion and 2 5 billion in sales. Simon schuster ceo carolyn reidy said that ebook sales were up 13 in the quarter and sales are now running as much as 50 over the same time last year. Print books you sell yourself direct sales as a self published author your printer and or distributor will report retail sales figures from both online and brick and mortar booksellers.

Executives across the board. It will be interesting to see if this. Print books sold in brick and mortar stores.

The lower growth rate followed a few years of double digit declines in e book sales. Print book sales work basically the same way combining. Print books sold online through retailers.

Publishers of books in all formats made almost 26 billion in revenue last year in the u s with print making up. According to the wall street journal sales of traditional print books rose by 5 percent in the us last year while sales of ebooks plunged by 17 percent. Things only got worse for amazon s ebook hopes after that.

In 2018 about 26 percent of american book consumers stated they had read an e book in the last year however print books were still arguably the more popular format among u s. In other words not only did overall print book sales at 67 percent of the market outpace ebook sales both hardcovers and paperbacks individually outsold ebooks. It might be a surprise but for most people old school print on paper still wins.