Infographic: Print Books Are Far From Dead
In 2012, Amazon.com began selling more e-books than print books for the first time ever. Along with the decline of the once-mighty Barnes & Noble super store, the forecast looked pretty bleak for those addicted to the tactile feel of physical books. A closer look at the numbers, however, reveals that hardcover and paperback books are further from extinction than we might have thought.
According to License Direct, there are a number of reasons to be optimistic about the future of the book. The professional license database has put together an infographic that culls data from several sources that attest to the public's stubborn fondness of print. After a prolonged explosion of e-book sales once the early adopters gave way to the regular adopters, the growth in e-books has apparently slowed down. Meanwhile, hardcover book sales were up 10% in the first 8 months of 2013, as compared to 4.8% for e-books.
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Thanks to Felicity at COOK THE BOOKS for bringing this to my attention.
According to License Direct, there are a number of reasons to be optimistic about the future of the book. The professional license database has put together an infographic that culls data from several sources that attest to the public's stubborn fondness of print. After a prolonged explosion of e-book sales once the early adopters gave way to the regular adopters, the growth in e-books has apparently slowed down. Meanwhile, hardcover book sales were up 10% in the first 8 months of 2013, as compared to 4.8% for e-books.
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Thanks to Felicity at COOK THE BOOKS for bringing this to my attention.
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