The timeline presents data on e-book sales revenue generated in the United States from 2008 to 2013, as well as a forecast until 2018. The source expects the revenue will grow from 2.31 billion in 2011 to 8.69 billion in 2018.
E-book sales in the United States - additional information
An e-book, also known as an electronic or digital book, is a digitally released version of a book, often consisting of text and images and available on electronic devices, such as specifically designed e-book readers. The most well known e-book device is the Amazon Kindle, originally released in 2007. E-books can also be used on computers, tablets and even on smartphones, as this survey shows.
In the United States, the e-books industry has grown tremendously in the past decade, primarily due to a higher supply and demand of e-book devices and applications, but also due to lower prices compared to hard copies, as well as ease of travel and storage. However, forecasts suggest that the number of e-book users in the U.S. is expected to fall from 92.64 million in 2015 to 88.45 million in 2021.
Many e-books are available through American public libraries, which, since 2003, have an increasingly popular e-book lending model of both fiction and non-fiction titles for different audiences. However, despite the rise in e-book popularity, hard copy books were still the preferred choice for readers in 2015. Based on a survey, 47 percent of all respondents claimed to read only hard copy books, while only four percent of all respondents read only e-books. Unsurprisingly, the most prolific e-book readers are the Millennials (ages 18 to 29), which make up 35 percent of all digital book readers.
Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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PwC, & The Economist. (October 9, 2014). Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190800/ebook-sales-revenue-forecast-for-the-us-market/
PwC, und The Economist. "Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 9, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190800/ebook-sales-revenue-forecast-for-the-us-market/
PwC, The Economist. (2014). Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190800/ebook-sales-revenue-forecast-for-the-us-market/
PwC, and The Economist. "Revenue from E-book Sales in The United States from 2008 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190800/ebook-sales-revenue-forecast-for-the-us-market/
PwC & The Economist, Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190800/ebook-sales-revenue-forecast-for-the-us-market/ (last visited December 05, 2024)
Revenue from e-book sales in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], PwC, & The Economist, October 9, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/190800/ebook-sales-revenue-forecast-for-the-us-market/