FAQs
Ebooks make up 21% of total book sales.
What is the book sales trend in 2023? ›
“The market experienced a more moderate decline in 2023, compared to the prior year, and a stronger than expected Q4. Looking ahead, there are bright spots for genres across different age segments, and despite softer sales, it's important to remember that kids' books up eight million units versus 2019.
Are ebooks popular in 2023? ›
The ebook market grew by 8,6% in revenue in 2023. Last year's increase exceeds the 5.7% increase recorded in 2022.
How many copies does the average ebook sell? ›
Research suggests that the “average” self-published, digital-only book sells about 250 copies in its lifetime. By comparison, the average traditionally published book sells 3,000 copies, but as I mentioned above, only about 250-300 of those sales happen in the first year.
Are eBook sales falling? ›
“According to the findings,” this morning's media messaging says, “the market shrinkage in 2022 has been driven by a 10-percent fall in ebook volumes to 72 million, and a 3-percent drop in purchases of print, to 250 million.
What sells more books or eBooks? ›
Traditional publishing data is limited
According to the American Association of Publishers (AAP), physical books took 85.7% of the market share in 2019, while e-books took only 14.3%.
What is the #1 best selling book in 2023? ›
Nonfiction
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January 1 | The Light We Carry | Michelle Obama |
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What age group buys the most eBooks? ›
Most eBook consumers are women, are younger than forty-five, have college degrees or have had some college education, and have upscale incomes. EBook consumers are over 20 percent more likely to have household incomes over $100,000 per year than non-eBook consumers.
What genre of books sell the most 2023? ›
In fiction, romance remains an unassailable leader, generating more than double sales than the next leading genre, crime/mystery (for popular book genres in 2023 and beyond, romance and mystery are here to stay)
What genre of eBook sells the most? ›
1. Romance Novels ♥️ When it comes to eBook best sellers, romance dominates above all other genres. 👉 According to BookNet Canada, the romance genre accounted for nearly 30% of all fiction eBooks sold in 2021.
Amazon. It goes without saying that Amazon is one of the best places to sell ebooks since the online retailer captures the majority of the digital book market. Amazon has Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, where authors can self-publish their books and distribute them to Amazon's Kindle stores.
Are ebooks hard to sell? ›
It's super easy to make money selling ebooks, and there are tons of options for distributing and marketing the content you create.
Do authors make less from ebooks? ›
eBooks bring in more royalties than print books, so you may find a lot of self-published authors only offer that format. (Did you know you can buy my books, directly from my website?) Most self-published authors will publish on Amazon via Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) at a minimum.
How many people prefer ebooks over books? ›
The study, commissioned by paper producer Stora Enso, showed 65% of respondents prefer physical books, versus 21% who prefer e-books and 14% audiobooks.
What percentage of book sales are audio books? ›
In 2022, there were more than 74.7 million audiobooks sold in the United States. As of 2022, 9% of book sales in the United States are from audiobooks.
What percentage of people use e-books? ›
Here are the key findings of the survey report:
42.73% prefer paper books, while 24.79% prefer e-books. 18.51% believe that environmental concerns drive the preference for e-books. The availability of a wider range of topics (17.99%) is the number one reason people prefer paper books.