Books Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Consumer books have been called ‘analog’ in the digital age, but books are ubiquitous, inexpensive and continue to feed the entertainment and information needs of people around the world centuries after the printing press was invented.

It is safe to say the market isn’t thought of very much by most adults: they think about books one at a time or not at all. Even though a print book today looks very much like one that had been purchased decades earlier, a perfect storm of changes has been affecting the market and every player in it: From Random House to the random one-man publisher, everyone in the industry feels the pressures of printing and distribution costs, an image problem of being perceived as ‘old fashioned’ in a wired world, and a public which seems increasingly scatterbrained and distracted to even think about picking up a book.

Those points may make the book market and its problems look simple, but there are a lot of questions pertaining to the future of the book: How many consumers actually buy books and what are they purchasing? What effect are electronic books having on the market? What is the impact of retailers such as Target and Wal-mart having on books? Are independent booksellers and giants like Barnes & Noble really on the way out or does the future of books include those entities?

The best way to understand this surprisingly complicated marketplace is to use information that is bias-free, independent, and up-to-date, and our intelligence is all three.

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Books Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Publishing in North America

    ... the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The North American publishing market registered revenues of ... Read More

  • Publishing in South Africa

    ... players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The South African publishing market recorded revenues of $375 million ... Read More

  • Publishing in Scandinavia

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Scandinavian publishing market registered revenues of $4,585.8 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Publishing in South Korea

    ... players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The South Korean publishing market recorded revenues of $6,619.5 million ... Read More

  • Publishing in Mexico

    ... players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Mexican publishing market registered revenues of $731.1 million in ... Read More

  • Publishing in the United States

    ... descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The US publishing market registered revenues ... Read More

  • Publishing in Japan

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Japanese publishing market recorded revenues of $21,445.6 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Publishing in China

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Chinese publishing market recorded revenues of $53,052.3 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Global Publishing

    ... players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The global publishing market registered revenues of $260,621.1 million in ... Read More

  • Publishing in Europe

    ... players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The European publishing market registered revenues of $64,265.3 million in ... Read More

  • Publishing in Brazil

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Brazilian publishing market registered revenues of $2,292.9 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Publishing in India

    ... the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Indian publishing market recorded revenues of $24,445 ... Read More

  • Publishing in Indonesia

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Indonesian publishing market recorded revenues of $3,773.5 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Publishing in Singapore

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Singaporean publishing market recorded revenues of $1,833.5 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Publishing in Spain

    ... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Spanish publishing market registered revenues of $5,913.1 million in 2023, representing ... Read More

  • Publishing in the United Kingdom

    ... the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The UK publishing market recorded revenues of $8,807.9 ... Read More

  • Publishing in Australia

    ... the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Australian publishing market recorded revenues of $4,066.6 ... Read More

  • Publishing in Russia

    ... players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Russian publishing market registered revenues of $1,642.1 million in ... Read More

  • Publishing in the Netherlands

    ... the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Dutch publishing market registered revenues of $2,598.7 ... Read More

  • Publishing in Canada

    ... the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. The Canadian publishing market registered revenues of $2,551.2 ... Read More

  • Publishing Global Industry Guide 2019-2028

    ... leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The publishing market is segmented into books, newspapers, and magazines. Books segment includes both physical and e-books. Physical books ... Read More

  • Publishing Top 5 Emerging Markets Industry Guide 2019-2028

    ... also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights These countries contributed $80,896.4 million to the global publishing industry in 2023, with a ... Read More

  • Publishing North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide 2019-2028

    ... descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trade agreement between the countries in North ... Read More

  • Publishing Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide 2019-2028

    ... also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The G8 countries contributed $1,15,843.5 million in 2023 to the global publishing industry, with ... Read More

  • Publishing BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) Industry Guide 2019-2028

    ... also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China (BRIC) are the emerging and fast growing countries ... Read More

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