Welcome 2011, I expect many changes in the coming year in the publishing industry. The most notable being in the e-book field and the book reader market. That said on to some of the things going on right now.
The New York Times will launch a Bestseller list for E-Books. Two lists; fiction and nonfiction. Just shows how important this medium is to the industry. Also acknowledging that what sells best in paperback and hardcover isn't necessarily selling the same in e-book form.
On Dec. 25-26 Random House saw record e-book sales. With a rise of more than 300% over last year's sales for the same two days. Bestsellers included; The Confession by John Grisham, Decison Points by George Bush, Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Random House also saw signfcant sales in it's childrens's picture book section.
USA reports about 3 million to 5 million e-readers were activated during the last week of the 2010 year. With price points dropping during the 2010 year, millions of iPads, Kindles, Nooks and other digital reading devices having been received as presents.
Many bestsellers saw record e-book sales, over and above the print copies. Whether that trend will continue, only time will tell.
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