I didn't see this posted yet. May be of interest to some folks...
Self-Publishing & Big Five Dominate Book Market, According to Nielsen
Quote:
Although you can argue Nielsen’s data isn’t complete and it’s therefore far from perfect, it’s one of the few resources available for market trends and analysis. With that in mind, here are the most interesting points I saw in Jonathan’s presentation:
Self-publishing and the Big Five are crowding out everyone else – According to Nielsen’s data, from Q1 2014 to Q1 2015, self-published books have grown from 14% to 18% of the overall market. In that same period the Big Five’s share has grown from 28% to 37%. Meanwhile, the rest of the market — all the large, medium, and tiny publishers — have seen their share decrease from 58% to 45%.
snip
The print/ebook split is now roughly 74%/26%
snip
Price drives ebook interest
snip
Consumer prefer print and ebooks, not or
snip
Amazon dominates subscriptions too
|
http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/post/...JYNXz0.twitter