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  American Publishing Industry Grows 5.6 Percent Since 2008

  1306 readers By Hannah Johnson The publishing industry in the United States has grown since 2008 thanks to increased sales of e-books, fiction and higher education books, according to the New York Times. The net revenue for the publishing industry in 2010 was $27.9 billion, a 5.6% increase over 2008. Book sales increased by 4.1% since 2008. NYT reported

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  Newspaper revenue down 2% in 2012, slowest decline in years, though ad revenue continues to fall sharply

  351 readersThe Newspaper Association of America (NAA) this morning reported that in 2012 newspaper revenue declined 2 percent as newspapers found new money in charging for access to digital news products. Advertising, though, continues to fall, another 6 percent in 2012. The industry pulled in $38.6 billion in 2012 compared with $39.5 billion in revenue in 2011,

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  The New York Times Co. reports Q4 spike in profits due to asset sales; total revenue grows 5.2%, print advertising falls 3.1%; digital ad revenue barely grows in 2012

  264 readersThe New York Times Company reported a spike in fourth quarter earnings due to the sale of Indeed.com and the About Group. Net income rose to $176.9 million, a 200 percent increase over the prior year. Though these were one-time transactions, the company was also able to report an increase in total revenue thanks to

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  Publishing industry sales rose 3.1% in 2010 with trade ebooks up 1,274%

  888 readers So says Publishers Weekly: Total book publishing revenue rose 3.1% in 2010 to $27.9 billion and posted two-year growth of 5.6%, according to figures released Tuesday by BookStats, the joint AAP, BISG program developed to create a comprehensive analysis of industrywide sales. As expected, the gain was due almost entirely to increases in digital products which

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  E-Books Drive Revenue Growth Across Book Trade in January 2012

  597 readers By Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World, @JDGsaid January 2012 was a banner month for the book trade with e-book revenue growth leading the way. Total trade revenues were up to $503.5 million in January 2012 from $396 million in January 2011, a 27.1% increase, according to the latest figures from the Association of American Publishers. E-books

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  E-Books Drive Revenue Growth Across Book Trade in January 2012

  231 readers By Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World, @JDGsaid January 2012 was a banner month for the book trade with e-book revenue growth leading the way. Total trade revenues were up to $503.5 million in January 2012 from $396 million in January 2011, a 27.1% increase, according to the latest figures from the Association of American Publishers. E-books

• Apple reports earnings that disappoint analysts, but iPad sales may be the area of biggest concern going forward

  1373 readersIt not often that a company reports record profits and revenue and gets hammered for its performance. Apple today said that it had generated $10.944 billion in operating income, versus $8.710 billion the year before. Revenue, too, increased to $35.966 billion, a 27 percent increase. But Apple said it sold 14 million iPads in the quarter,

• Apple reports earnings that disappoint analysts, but iPad sales may be the area of biggest concern going forward

  1961 readersIt not often that a company reports record profits and revenue and gets hammered for its performance. Apple today said that it had generated $10.944 billion in operating income, versus $8.710 billion the year before. Revenue, too, increased to $35.966 billion, a 27 percent increase. But Apple said it sold 14 million iPads in the quarter,

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  Report on E-book Statistics from Aptara

  2498 readers By Hannah Johnson Aptara, a digital publishing solutions provider, released the results of its third annual e-book survey on Tuesday. The purpose of the survey is to report on the impact of e-books on publishers’ production and business models and. Information from over 1,300 book publishers — from trade, education, professional and corporate sectors — is

• ePublishing Week in Brief – July 16th to 20th, 2012

  1985 readersThe Stupendous Growth of E-Books in 2011; Will It Continue? According to numbers released today, e-book revenue for U.S. publishers doubled to over $2 billion in 2011, a number that means big changes have already occurred in the book publishing industry and that more are on the way. I know 2011 seems like a million years ago