7 changes in the book publishing industry

7 Select Developments in Book Publishing 2012-2013 from Mark Gilroy

how many people are reading on eReader devices?

Where do you read books?

According the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 23% of adult readers have now read an ebook.

In a blog last year I noted that percentage as 12%. Recognizing that there are no comprehensive studies - and the numbers seemingly change dramatically on a month-to-month basis - that is a growth rate of almost 100%. During the same period, ebook sales in trade publishing have risen from 17% to 25%. Half of all fiction is now being bought for consumption on eReaders.

I remember the prophecies of the paperless office back in the early 90s. I'm still waiting.

But to state the obvious, the digital revolution in publishing - starting with daily news and now moving to long form content -  appears to be a relentless and unstoppable transformation in how we consume what we read.