Even as German booksellers see online efforts pay off, consumption patterns are weaker, says a new report: ‘A truly distressing drop in customer frequency.”
Audio Publishers Association: Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth
APA estimates show 2016’s audiobook sales growth expanding by almost 20 percent again. Sixty-seven million Americans say they finished an audiobook.
BookNet Canada: Digital Revenue Up in 2016, Ebook Sales Down
Toronto-based Kobo and Seattle’s Amazon are neck-and-neck in Canadian publishers’ use of ebook retailers, BookNet Canada finds, in a new 2016 survey.
Sweden’s Dominant Akademibokhandeln Bookselling Chain Acquired by Volati
Even as an acquisition transfers financial control of Sweden’s Akademibokhandeln chain, reading-trend figures paint a concerning picture.
BookExpo Opens With Data for the Industry and a Focus on Consumers
As BookExpo’s conference programming looks at the new centricity of consumer data, ReedPOP hits ‘reset’ on mission priorities and approach.
Dosdoce and Bookwire Chart ‘Soaring’ Ebook Sales in the Spanish Markets
Citing a 110-percent jump in sales in Latin America and 41 percent growth in Spain, a new report sees digital as a key to the Spanish markets’ turnaround.
Russia’s Readers Raise the Digital Stakes Amid Falling Print Sales
Reports in Russia describe a 60-percent growth in ebook sales last year, and analysts say digital formats may grow at 30 to 50 percent for years to come.
2017 Global Ebook Report: As Many Stories as Markets
In his Global Ebook Report this year, Rüdiger Wischenbart looks at how the disparate realities in world markets add up to no cohesive single interpretation.
Reactions to the Publishers Association’s UK 2016 Report: Clearly Unclear on Digital
The culprit-of-choice for the new report’s ‘downturn’ in e-reading is ‘screen fatigue.’ And the usual confusion follows a data-challenged overview.
Reading Habits of International Internet Users: Survey from GfK in Germany
A GfK market research study of global internet users reveals interesting trends in reading habits and book content consumption.