Ebook Vs Paperback Sales

E book unit sales in the u s.

Ebook vs paperback sales. The hardback format saw an increase of 1 9 billion dollars 6 2 over 2017 and mass market and paperback books made 1 976 0 billion dollars 2 2 from last year. My e reader your paperback ethan miller getty images news getty images by johanna debiase aug. 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.

Paperback sales were up 7 5. Recent statistics show that e books brought in 771 million in the us market between january and september 2018. 2017 by publisher category largest self publishing companies in the u s.

Amazon s ebook sales are continuing to grow and it s easy to see the appeal of ebooks versus printed books you can carry multiple books with you on one device you can access classics for free on project gutenberg and ebooks are sometimes cheaper than traditional books and ebooks are sometimes cheaper than traditional books. In 2016 that dropped to 23. Ebook sales are undergoing a revival in 2020 may 9 2020 by michael kozlowski 2 comments digital book sales are increasing across the board due to the viral pandemic.

The same trend is on display in the u s where e book sales declined 18 7 over the first nine months of 2016 according to the association of american publishers. For early 2019 e book sales continued to decline going down nearly 5 in revenue having brought in only 244 million in sales in the first three months of the year. Things only got worse for amazon s ebook hopes after that.

In 2018 by no. 26 2014 for several years in the 90s i worked as a bookseller at a string of indie bookstores in. Compare that to 800 million in 2017.

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