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Very interesting piece. I also got caught in rabbit hole following the AAP report on ebooks sales declining. It was an interesting ride, showing a glimpse on h
by hrktb 7y ago
Very interesting piece.
I also got caught in rabbit hole following the AAP report on ebooks sales declining.
It was an interesting ride, showing a glimpse on how much things are changing and the industry is evolving.
The entry of the hole, a report on trade books sales, with numbers from mainstream publishers:
https://newsroom.publishers.org/trade-book-publisher-revenues-up-44-for-first-three-quarters-of-2018/ https://newsroom.publishers.org/trade-book-publisher-revenue...
Then digging further it seems these publisher also had a series of actions to bring physical book prices down and promote them better to fight back the ebook trend, which would explain the number.
Digging much further, independant publishing has become a thing, partly due to the rise of ebook, and independant sales is said to have sharply rised. A take on this trend:
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/ebook-sales-doubled-us-2018-according-data-guys-nonsensical-bookstat-numbers/ https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/ebook-sales-doubled-us-...
Or more into the indie side:
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/traditional-publishers-ebook-sales-drop-indie-authors-amazon-take-off/ https://www.geekwire.com/2018/traditional-publishers-ebook-s...
- squeaky-clean 7y agoAnecdotally this is true for me. I used to buy kindle books frequently, now I rarely do because costs have gone up and paperbacks are often cheaper. Going through my email order history also confirms this to be true (in my case) except for programming ebooks. Prices listed for my purchases are kindle prices in USD. I can't lookup the paperback price on my day of purchase but it would be higher otherwise I wouldn't buy the ebook. May 2015 I bought The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (book 1) for 4.99. Today kindle is 7.99 and paperback is 7.99 (also the ultimate edition paperback with all 5 in the series is 13.31) May 2015 I bought The Intelligent Investor Revised for 13.99. Today kindle is 16.99 and paperback is 12.39 Jun 2015 I bought Mistborn: the Final Empire for 4.99. Today kindle is 8.99 and paperback is 8.92. Jun 2015 I bought Soul of a New Machine for 9.99. Today kindle is 9.99 and paperback is 9.79 Aug 2015 I bought Snow Crash for $7.68. Today kindle is 13.99 and paperback is 13.15 And I can keep going but I think you all get the point.
- animal531 7y agoStrange, on Amazon from the 3rd world kindle books are a lot cheaper for me. The ease of finding and buying them has upped my reading significantly.