2. The E-Book Industry
U.S. E-Book industry revenues were $7.59
Billion in 2016; growing at 50% annually since
they were $270 million in 2008
Source: Statista, PwC
3. The E-Book Revolution
E-book revenues are
growing at the
expense of print…
Source: PwC
...however, E-book revenue
growth has completely offset
declines in the print segment
8. E-Books save paper,
making them more
eco-friendly
Web-connected e-
readers allow users
to download new
content instantly
One e-reader can
hold hundreds of
books, making
reading material
more portable
E-books can be
interactive and
feature audio, video
and web links
Source: SuccessConsciousness.com
14. Publishers Are
Watching You
What are you reading?
How long are you
reading it for?
How far are you getting
in the book?
1
2
3
Source: NYBooks, ProQuest
15. Kobo revealed that the British are
most likely to finish a
romance novel (62%),
followed by crime and thrillers (61%),
and fantasy (60%)
Source: NYBooks
16. Kobo will be sharing its
data insights with
publishers, hoping to
help them write content
that more effectively
engages readers
Source: NYBooks
17. How Will This
Affect Writers?
Will authors be
incentivized to write
books that are read to
the end?
Will certain genres be
preferred?
Will books be written
shorter?
Source: NYBooks
19. This system will reward
cliffhangers and
mysteries – anything that
keeps the reader hooked
Source: The Atlantic
20. This begs the question:
Is this a system that
writers can game?
Source: The Atlantic
21. "The thing about a book is that it can be eccentric, it can be the length it needs to
be, and that is something the reader shouldn't have anything to do with.
We're not going to shorten 'War and Peace' because
someone didn't finish it."
Source: ProQuest
22. Source: The Atlantic
The rise of data available to publishers will drive content that is more targeted to
attracting readers and maintaining their attention, but the question remains:
Will this come at the cost of literary creativity?
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