Ebook Trends

Ebook Trends

An Inforgraphic



Personal Recommendations are the top decision-making factor when purchasing ebooks.



92% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know over any other form of advertising.



Of people who buy books,

93% are of Facebook

92% use email/instant messaging

63% use social networking weekly

60% of people who buy books are female.



Ebooks grew from 2% to 23% of the book sales market in 3 years (2009-2012)



amazon.com purchases account for 30% of all dollars spent on books.



Ebooks are already an $8.8 billion industry in the U.S.



54% of ereader owners read more books than they did six months ago.

(Only 18% of non-ereader owners say the same) Ebook Trends An Infographic Libboo brought to you by Personal Recommendations are the top decision-making factor when purchasing ebooks 92% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know over any other form of advertising. Of people who buy books, 93% are on Facebook 92% use email/instant messaging 60% of people who buy 63% use social netmorking weekly T books are female Ebooks amazon.com grew from 2% to 23% of the book purchases account for şales market in yeard 30% (2009-2012) of all dollars spent on books Ebooks are already an $8 .8 billion industry in the U.S. LOn of ereader owners read more books 54% than they did six months ago. (Only 18% of non-ereader owners say the same) Sources: Bowker Market Research 2012 report; Neilsen's Global Trust in Advertising Report 2012; Publishgreen.com Libboo Discovering the Next Digital Bestseller