Physical Books Vs Ebooks Sales

Sales of physical books increased 4 in the uk last year while ebook sales shrank by the same amount.

Physical books vs ebooks sales. Comparatively e books only raked in 770 9 million. I don t think i m alone in feeling this way either especially if you look at the shift in sales of ebooks versus print books. Since it needs no electric power.

If you don t read much a print book will be more economical. You can carry them anywhere without the worry of charging. In 2015 the publishers association found that digital content sales had fallen from 563m in 2014 to 554m while physical book sales had increased from 2 74bn to 2 76bn.

Though e book readers have become a more common sight around town traditional books still have their evangelists. Recent statistics show that e books brought in 771 million in the us market between january and september 2018. A printed book is much cheaper than the ebook reader.

But instead of picking one over the other they should be seen as complementary to each other. Physical books and ebooks both have their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Going back and forth in a printed book is much faster as compared to that an ebook reader.

Glance around a busy train carriage and those passengers who aren t on their phones are far. According to the new york times e book sales have been falling in 2015 print. One s weaknesses are often the other s strengths and vice versa.

Compare that to 800 million in 2017. It s a similar picture in the u s. Ability to skim quickly.