E-book sales increased for the first time in months

Over the summer and early fall, e-book sales in the United States have declined every month. This past October was the first positive month with a slight gain of 1.9% and $88.3 million in sales. Year-to-date e-book revenues were down 0.2%, as compared to the first ten months of 2024, for a total of $876.8 million. Digital Audiobooks were up 7.3% for October, coming in at $92.6 million in revenue. Physical Audio revenues were down 21.1%, coming in at $700 thousand. Year-to-date Digital Audiobook format was up 1%, coming in at $887.7 million in revenue. Physical Audio revenues were down 32.7%, coming in at $5 million. Year-to-date Trade revenues were down 2.3% at $8 billion for the first ten months of the year. Hardback revenues were up 0.7% on a year-over-year basis, coming in at $3 billion; Paperbacks were down 6%, with $2.7 billion in revenue; Mass Market was down 21.4% to $77.1 million; and Special Bindings were down 2.3%, with $182.9 million in revenue. Michael Kozlowski has written about audiobooks, e-books and e-readers for the past eighteen years. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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