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E-books Market Size, Share & Forecast Report

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Author: Kate Worlock, Director & Lead Analyst

The e-books market seems to have been poised for greatness for many years, although the time has never been quite right. The launches of two popular handheld devices in the past two years – the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle – as well as the availability of applications to read e-books on devices like the iPod Touch and the iPhone have thrust e-books back into the spotlight, re-igniting interest from consumers, business users, students, and publishers. While technology and content issues remain, e-books have now taken their rightful place as an important strategic building block in many publishers’ digital strategies, and account for an estimated 2.9% of the US book market. This report provides:

- Data on the size of the global market for sales of e-book content, as well as segmented by geography and content type;
- Forecasts for future growth;
- Original research on how e-books are being used by business and professional users;
- Discussion of the trends that will shape this marketplace over the next five years;
- Essential actions for publishers pursuing an e-book strategy.


Pub Date: February 24, 2009
Type: Market Report
Segments: B2B ITTRRS MRRS NEWS STM SAS ALL CF E & T HR LTR
Keywords: E-books, Market Analysis, Market Statistics
Pages: 38
Format: PDF Application_pdf

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Table of Contents

  • Why This Market?
  • Methodology
  • E-books Market Overview
    1. Market Definition
    2. Market Size, Share, and Growth Forecast
  • Market Dynamics and Key Trends
    1. Key Customer Groups
    2. Key Trends
  • Key Players
    1. Pan Macmillan – Consumer Fiction
    2. Random House – Consumer Fiction
    3. Taylor & Francis (T&F) – Scientific Publishing
    4. Springer – Scientific Publishing
    5. Wiley – Professional and Scientific Publishing
    6. CourseSmart.com – Education
  • Essential Actions
  • Related Research

    • Tables & Figures

  • Table 1. Summary of Device Capabilities
  • Table 2. Formats and Device Compatibility
  • Figure 1. Global E-book Market, 2008-2011
  • Figure 2. Segmentation of Global E-book Market by Geography, 2008-2011
  • Figure 3. Segmentation of Global E-book Market by Genre, 2008-2011
  • Table 3. Advantages and Disadvantages of E-book Usage
  • Table 4. Downloads of T&F E-books by Format
  • Table 5. T&F eBookstore Rental Price

Companies Mentioned

  1. Adobe Systems, Inc.
  2. Amazon.com, Inc.
  3. Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, LLC
  4. Cengage Learning
  5. CourseSmart LLC
  6. Feedbooks
  7. Gardner Publications
  8. Google, Inc.
  9. Group De Boeck
  10. Ingram Digital Group
  11. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  12. Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
  13. McGraw-Hill Education
  14. Microsoft Corporation
  15. MyiLibrary Ltd.
  16. netLibrary, Inc.
  17. O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  18. OverDrive, Inc.
  19. Pearson Achievement Solutions (LessonLab)
  20. Pearson plc
  21. Random House, Inc.
  22. Sony Electronics, Inc.
  23. Springer Science + Business Media
  24. Taylor & Francis Group
  25. Vital Source Technologies, Inc.