Post on 14-Jul-2015
E-book Trends and Technology:
Adapting and Winning
Andrew Weinstein, VP & GM, Digital Retail Solutions
14% of U.S. online consumers
intend to buy some type of tablet
computer in the next 12 months;
11% a dedicated e-Reader
Forrester Research Survey
5.9 million US adults own an
e-Reader vs. 2.1 million surveyed
a year earlier
Gfk MRI
8.5 million iPads expected in 2010
(88% share)
eMarketer
18,000 Nook Color devices
produced each and everyday
Len Riggio
20 million expected in 2011
30 million expected in 2012
(74% share)
Que Reader Pro Cancelled by
PlasticLogic
SF Gate
Publishers Weekly
Copia Book Retail Social Network
Goes Live; Devices Cancelled
Apple’s iOS mobile operating
system is now the third-most
popular platform on the Internet
Computer World
“We think we are ahead of everybody.”
Steve Jobs
In just 2 years, Google’s
Android smart phone platform
went from zero to 300,000
handsets sold per day
Information Week
Cloud Story
Kindle e-books (now) selling more
than hardcovers; 9-12 months
(from now) until more than
paperback
Sam Feldman, Forbes.com
Amazon customers buy 3.3
times as many books after
buying a Kindle
Wall Street Journal
Through October 2010, e-book sales
are up 171% to $345 million
“Within the fiscal year, worldwide
digital sales will exceed $100
million”
P&T E-book sales increased in Q2 to
$6 million (5% of total sales)
AAP
Random House
Wiley
Tomorrow’s story
“…predicting growth in e-book sales to 25% of all
new "straight-text, narrative books" in 2-1/2 years.”
Mike Shatzkin, CEO of the Idea Logical Company
Social media continues to attract a range of
readers—69% of book buyers engage in some kind
of social networking—and book buying influences
come increasingly online.
“I have seen more change in the last year in
publishing than I did in the previous 29.”
Bruce Shaw, Harvard Common Press