Almost 3 months ago we had the annual industry statistics from the AAP for 2013, providing the basic narrative for book publisher revenue last year: Actual measured trade sales were $6.44 billion, down by 1 percent from the banner 2012, driven by a strong finish in November and December. Trade ebook sales declined for the first time ever — marginally, down $15 million, to $1.471 billion — and ebooks comprised 21 percent of all trade sales, still ranking as the third-largest format behind hardcovers and trade paperbacks. On Thursday, the separate joint BookStats project from the AAP and the BISG […]
