We are almost ending this year 2016 and there are numerous reports that arrive showing current status of eBooks around the world. Just a few days ago we had a report real made in Europe that shows how this type of more digital format is on the decline.
Now it is the Association of American Publishers who have published your Statshot report and it shows how the news for eBooks is still negative. Total revenue for the 1.200 publishers who submitted their data to the APP was 8 percent less in the first seven months of 2016 to reach $ 7.500 billion, while commercial revenue reached $ 3.630 billion. .
If the objective is put in the segment that has generated the most income, we can find that the adult category has fallen by 3,3%, while the Young Adults and those related to religious themes were up 6,3 and 8,3 percent respectively.
If we now look at formats, audiobooks and print have risen in revenue, but not enough to offset the decline in revenue from ebook sales, which have reached a 19,2% drop. Of these, the audio download increased by 31,1 percent while printed books grew by 8,4%.
Books for children and Young Adults have increased up to 31,1 percent in July and July 2016. Overall publishers' revenue is down 7,9 percent for the first seven months compared to the same period in 2015.
The figures not at all flattering For what this sector holds for us for next year, since at the moment no new eReader or reader is coming that is capable of motivating the hardware update and the purchase of new digital books.