Abstract
Datamonitor' s Books: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for
top-level data and analysis covering the books industry. It includes detailed
data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and
competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive
report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.
Scope of the Report
- Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
- Provides textual analysis of the industry' s prospects, competitive
landscape and profiles of the leading companies
- Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and
scorecards
- Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual
CHAPTERs on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
- Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
Highlights
The global books market grew by 4.6% in 2007 to reach a value of $127.5
billion.
In 2012, the Global books market is forecast to have a value of $160.7
billion, an increase of 26% since 2007.
Sales of general trade & consumer books account for 63.4% of the global book
market' s value.
Americas accounts for 47.4% of the global book market' s value.
Why you should buy this report
- Spot future trends and developments
- Inform your business decisions
- Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
- Save time carrying out entry-level research
Market Definition
The book publishing industry comprises publishers of academic, professional,
general and other trade (fictions, non-fiction etc) books. This industry
excludes magazines or newspaper publishing. Market value refers to the
domestic sales of books only at the retail sales price (RSP). Any currency
conversions used in this report are at the 2007 constant annual average
exchange rate.
For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico
and the US.
Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea
and Taiwan.
The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
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