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Ebook Sales Statistics Compared to Traditional Book Sales

How do ebook sales stack up against other books, including audio sales? We can compare how one edition sells versus others by going to Amazon.com. Below are the sales rankings for The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown which was published in March of 2003. The lower the number the better. This means the hardcover edition is selling best. As you can see, sales statistics for ebooks are a strong second. This is excellent news for ebook publishers. And remember, these are sales statistics for a fiction book, not a how-to, which traditionally makes a stronger selling ebook. Hardcover Book Sales: 1
EBook for Pocket PC: 3
EBook for Adobe Reader: 179
Audio CD: 318
Audio Cassette: 1,126
Mass Market Paperback: 1,575
Large Print for the visually impaired: 1,918

The conclusion? Ebook sales are better than all other editions, except hardcover.

Here's another example: Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand was ranked 13th in sales for the $12 ebook and 32nd for the $18 hardcover edition of the book.

According to Dan Poynter's newsletter, Publishing Poynters, "for January through May 2003, eight Association of American Publisher member companies reported an aggregate sales increase of 183% over sales during the sameperiod last year." The source of this quote: Pat Schroeder, AAP President & CEO.

Another thing to consider when deciding whether to publish your book in physical form or as an ebook:

John Huenefeld says shipping books costs 7% to 14% of sales depending upon whether most of the books go out in single packages or by the carton.

Current figures for ebook sales indicate that the time to get busy writing your ebook is NOW!

Be sure to read our article about how to make money selling ebooks online (whether you're selling a book you have written or making a commission from selling someone else's book). The link to the article is listed below.



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