Reference Roundup: Fast Facts and Stats About U.S. Book Industry From the BISG
Here’s a roundup of a week’s worth of Book Industry Study Group (BISG) ‘BookStat of the Day’ stats presented in a colorful graphical format. The organization makes them available at no charge. More next week.
- Book Sales by Format in USA in 2010
- Non-fiction Dollar and Unit Sales, 2008-2010
- Net Revenue for Education (K-12) Publishers in the USA
- 2010 Average Net Prices for Books in the USA
- Publishers’ Revenue from Digital Products
Learn more about the numbers at Bookstats and @BISG
UPDATE: On a related note, “E-book Sales Rose 116% in August” (via Publishers Weekly)
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Publishing, Roundup
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