Q3-09 E-Book Sales Triple '08

It's our favorite time of the month, IDPF's report on e-book sales, and the third quarter's numbers leave the previous year's in the dust: $46.5 million versus $13.9M. Q3-09 also tops the previous quarter by $8.9 million.

September of this year nearly tripled the same month a year ago, $15.9 million vs. $5.9M

The true sales numbers may be even higher than the above chart indicates. Michael Smith, Executive Director of IDPF (International Digital Publishing Forum) reminds us that:

* This data represents United States revenues only
* This data represents only trade eBook sales via wholesale channels. Retail numbers may be as much as double the above figures due to industry wholesale discounts.
* This data represents only data submitted from approx. 12 to 15 trade publishers
* This data does not include library, educational or professional electronic sales
* The numbers reflect the wholesale revenues of publishers
* The definition used for reporting electronic book sales is "All books delivered electronically over the Internet OR to hand-held reading devices"

RC