The link below is to an article that looks at falling book sales in the United Kingdom – no surprise there I wouldn’t have thought.
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/13/sales-printed-books-fell-150m–five-years
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eBooks Could Finally Inch Past Print In 2018
Despite slowing growth, tablet sales expected to overtake PCs next year
If you consider the start of the current tablet market to be 2010 when the iPad(s aapl) launched, it will have only taken five years for tablets to outsell traditional PCs. That’s the expectation from research firm Gartner, which published its latest computer sales forecast figures on Monday.
We’ve already witnessed an overall decline in PC sales for the past 18 months but the growth rate for tablet sales is slowing as well. Put another way: Tablet sales are still on the rise, just not as quickly as they were in previous years. Gartner estimates 256 million tablets will be sold this year, which is 23.9 percent more than in 2013. By comparison, the firm says 120 million tablets were sold in 2012 and 206 million last year, which is a jump of nearly 72 percent.
Next year, Gartner figures, will see 320.9 million tablet sales compared to 316.6 million…
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How Important Are Library Sales to the University Press? One Case Study
Surging Rents Force Booksellers Out
The link below is to an article that looks at why booksellers are closing down in New York City and I think the article provides some perspective to the debate about bookstore closures. It is all too easy to blame Amazon, online sales, etc – but there are other forces at play. Bookstores need to have a good look at their business model before they blame the easier targets for their demise.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/business/media/bookstores-forsake-manhattan-as-rents-surge.html
Audiobooks on the Rise
The link below is to an article that takes a look at audiobook sales growth.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/audiobooks-revenues-reach-1-6-billion_b84212
Ebook Slump Myth
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the myth of the ebook slump.
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http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/word-for-word-don-t-buy-the-myth-about-ebook-slump-1.1642599
Bad sign for e-readers? E Ink sales plunge
Here’s a sign that e-readers are struggling in the U.S.: E Ink Holdings, the Taiwan-based company that makes e-reader screens for companies such as Amazon (s AMZN), Barnes & Noble (s BKS) and Sony (s SNE), just had its worst quarter in four years. The company saw a net loss of NT $1.01 billion (USD $33.7 million) for the second quarter of 2013, and revenues were down 35 percent over the previous year to NT $2.93 billion (USD $98 million).
Market research companies have been forecasting the death of e-readers for awhile now as more consumers buy tablets. Nonetheless, E Ink Holdings sees growth ahead as e-readers become more popular outside the United States. “Customers [i.e., e-reader manufacturers] have put off their new product launches to the third quarter from the second quarter,” CFO Eddie Chen said (via the Taipei Times). In an investor presentation (PDF), E Ink noted that…
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As sales plunge, Barnes & Noble says it will stop making Nook tablets; e-readers live on
Kobo says the $170 Aura HD e-reader now accounts for “up to 27%” of its device sales
When Kobo launched its “luxury” e-reader, the $169.99 Aura HD, last month, I was skeptical that anybody would shell out for it when cheaper models are available. Early sales results, however, suggest that I was wrong: Kobo announced Tuesday, a day before BookExpo America begins in New York, that the month-old Aura now accounts for “up to 27 percent of Kobo devices sold at retail, with more than 50 percent of those customers being new to Kobo.” The company didn’t reveal how many devices it has sold.
In addition, Kobo says its revenue grew by 98 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared to this time last year. During the quarter , it says it “grew its user base by 2.5 million readers, bringing its total registered users to 14.5 million, with 15 percent of its new user base coming from the U.S.” That last point is important…
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