For those of us in this writing racket, the discourse on print vs eBooks will not subside. Enthusiasts on both sides of the issue are always willing to defend their positions without wavering. The majority of authors that I have talked to feel there is a place for both delivery systems.
In fact, within the past week, Harper Lee, author of the evergreen children's novels, To Kill a Mockingbird has given permission for the book to be released in eBook form.
Below are some interesting statistics concerning the rise of eBooks. Have a look.
The report looked at net revenues for 1218 publishers in January 2014. The AAP also revealed that the Children’s and Young Adult category grew by 65.1 percent in eBooks and 53.7 percent in hardcovers during the month. Check it out, “The entire C/YA category, all formats, grew by +43.7% vs the previous year.”
In fact, within the past week, Harper Lee, author of the evergreen children's novels, To Kill a Mockingbird has given permission for the book to be released in eBook form.
Below are some interesting statistics concerning the rise of eBooks. Have a look.
According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP) StatShot report for the first month of 2014, publishers saw total trade eBook sales increase 12.8 percent compared to the prior year.
The AAP chart embedded below shows total net revenue for January 2014 versus January 2013 broken out by category.
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