Professional & Scholarly E-Book Publishing 2022-2026

Global Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishing 2022-2026

In 2021, the top ten competitors in the professional e-book market brought in revenue of $1.16 billion, an increase of 1.8% over 2020 as major e-book publishers rely on acquisitions to build out their platforms and enhance their portfolios of content. These are among the findings in Simba Information’s March 2023 Global Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishing report

Simba Information’s Global Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishing report details the trends impacting the market, providing insights on customers, how products are being used, geographic breakdowns, product formats and current challenges facing the industry. The data and findings are based on Simba’s internal research and analysis of official data drawn from a wide range of expert timely sources, including interviews with industry executives, trade associations, government data sources, specialized industry databases, trade and publishing trade publications, annual reports, SEC filings, company Websites and marketing materials, earning call presentations, industry surveys and conference proceedings and other authoritative sources.


Global Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishing covers the following major categories and forces:
  • Leading Competitors
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Economic Forces
  • Pain Points and Pricing
  • State Regulations
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Academic Libraries
  • Global R&D Spending
  • Professional and Scholarly E-Book Segments
  • Profiles of Leading Competitors
Global Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishing contains detailed and granular data and analysis on key trends and developments with a special focus on:
  • Scientific & Technical Publishing
  • Medial Publishing
  • Legal Publishing
  • Business Publishing
  • Social Science & Humanities Publishing
Key companies profiled include:
  • Relx
  • Springer Nature
  • Wiley
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Informa
  • Wolters Kluwer
  • McGraw-Hill
  • Cengage
  • Pearson
  • Thieme
Publishers and investment professionals can trust Simba Information's Global Professional & Scholarly E-Book Publishing 2022-2026 to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate the changes and needs effecting the products, sales, segment, and marketing of professional and scholarly e-books.Global Professional & Scholarly E-Book Publishing 2022-2026 is an essential tool for publishing executives, M&A advisors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the current drivers impacting sci/tech; medical; legal; business and social science/humanities publishing, both recent past, present and forecast into the next few years

Simba has the knowledge base and perspective gained from more than 20 years’ covering this market and the rapid changes in technology, the economy, mergers, partnerships and public policy that affect it.


  • Methodology
    • Definition of Professional & Scholarly E-Book Publishing
    • Definitions by Market Segment
      • Scientific & Technical Publishing
      • Medical Publishing
      • Legal Publishing
      • Business Publishing
      • Social Science & Humanities Publishing
    • Definitions by Geography
    • Sources of Information
      • Primary Research
      • Secondary Research
      • Methodology for Estimates and Forecasts
  • Executive Overview
    • Introduction
      • Leading Competitors
      • Competitive Landscape
      • Outlook
  • Market Trends
    • Introduction
    • Current Trends
      • Economic Headwinds Incoming
      • Pain Points and Pricing
      • States Attempt Regulation of E-Book Publishers
      • Could Print Become the New Vinyl?
      • E-Book Publishers Target Healthcare
      • Healthcare Spending Metrics
        • Table Healthcare Spending: Leading Countries, 2019-2022 (billion dollars)
        • Table Global Healthcare Spending Forecast by Region, 2022-2026 (billion dollars)
      • Increasing Complexity Drives Business Segment
      • Legal Revenue Trends
      • The Proliferation of Lawyers
      • Global R&D Spending
      • Academic Libraries Have Issues
  • Market Landscape
    • Introduction
    • Market Size
      • Table E-Book Publishing by Segment, 2019-2021 (million dollars)
    • FX Effects
      • Table Currency Exchange Rate Trends, 2019-2021 (one unit of currency to US dollars)
  • Leading Competitors
    • Introduction
    • Leading E-Book Publishers
      • Table Leading Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishers, 2020 & 2021 (million dollars)
    • RELX
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Elsevier: E-Books
      • LexisNexis: E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Springer Nature
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Wiley
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Thomson Reuters
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Global Print
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Informa
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Wolters Kluwer
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • McGraw-Hill
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Cengage
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Pearson
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
    • Thieme
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Publishing Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: E-Book Publishing, 2020
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: E-Book Publishing, 2021
      • Table Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: E-Book Publishing, 2022
  • Global Forecast
    • Introduction
    • Market Forecast
      • Outlook: Leading E-book Publishers
        • Table Leading E-Book Publishers Forecast, 2021-2022P (million dollars)
      • Global Markets
      • E-Book Segments
        • Table E-Book Publishing Forecast by Segment, 2022P-2026P (million dollars)
  • Appendix
    • Table Research & Development Spending by Country, 2018-2021 (billion dollars)
    • Table Research & Development Spending Forecast by Country, 2022-2025 (billion dollars)
    • Table Lawyers: Major Concentrations by Country, Europe, 2020 (number)

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