MMC 2604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Smashwords, Nielsen Bookscan, E-Book
25 Mar 2016
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Author of several novels that have been translated into numerous languages and are sold all over the world. Wrote irst book in 2004, came out in 2006. The art behind the medium sill exists in the same way. It"s just being delivered increasingly in a diferent format. Books are sill surviving thriving even in their tangible form. E-book sales fell by 10 percent in the irst ive months of 2015. Digital books last year accounted for about 20 percent of the market, roughly the same as they did a few years ago, reports the new york times. Between 2008 and 2012 e-book sales grew by an astounding 1,260 percent. Nielsen bookscan teens sill prefer print books and browsing in bookstores and libraries as compared to online. Italy e-books make up only 5 percent of the market. As an author, the format should not mater too much to you.
