Besilinde e izibalo ezintsha zokuthengisa womkhakha owawuzovela embikweni omusha weStatshot. I-American Publishers Association imemezele ngoMsombuluko ukuthi imali engenayo yabashicileli yehle ngamaphesenti ama-3 ngenyanga kaMashi kanye no-2,7% ngekota yokuqala yonyaka wezi-2016.
Lezi zibalo zinokubambezeleka kwezinyanga ezine, okwenza lo mbiko ngaphezulu kokungaphansi kwesibonakaliso kumathrendi wakamuva kunalawo ashicilelwe ngekota kusukela engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka, impela lawo abamemezeli abakhulu kakhulu abangafuni ukuvuma ngenxa yokuwa kokuthengiswa okuningi kwama-e-books noma amabhuku edijithali.
Njengoba bekulindelekile, ama-e-book ayeyifomethi embi kakhulu ngokuya ngokuthengisa okuthengiswayo abamemezeli abangu-1.200 XNUMX ababelane ngemininingwane yabo ne-AAP. Imali engenayo ye-E-book yehle ngamaphesenti angama-22, kanti imali ephrintiwe inyuke ngamaphesenti ayi-6 kanti imali ekhava eqinile yehle ngamaphesenti ayi-8,5.
Abathengisi bezincwadi ezidayiswa ngoMashi 2016 babe Izigidi ezingu-501,8, Amaphesenti amathathu angaphansi kunangenyanga efanayo yonyaka odlule. Lezi zibalo zifaka ukuthengiswa kwazo zonke izinhlobo ezikhona ezifana nezinganekwane, okungezona eziqanjiwe, ezenkolo, izinto zokufunda, okushicilelwe ngobungcweti nokwaseyunivesithi.
Ekoteni yokuqala yonyaka yokuthengisa ancishiswe ngamaphesenti angu-2,7 kuze kufike ezigidini ezingama-2.140 zamaRandi. Izincwadi zabantu abadala zehle ngo-10,3% zaya ku- $ 941 million; izincwadi zezingane ne-YA Books ngo-3%, ezinamadola ayizigidi ezingama-2,1; futhi lezo ezihlobene nenkolo ngamaphesenti angu-320,5, kuze kufike ezigidini ezingama-5,8 zamaRandi.
Izitayela manje seziphrintiwe ngokunyuka kwamaphesenti ayi-6,1, ama- ama-audiobook akhule ngo-35,3%, kanti i-hardcover ne-e-books kwehle u-8,5% no-21,8% ngokulandelana.
Un umbiko obalulekile lokho kubeka etafuleni isimo sokuthengiswa kwama-e-book.