Amazon Kindle eBooks vs Paper Books Statistics

Fitchburg and Leominster MA Business News. - Below are a complete statistics on which type of reading material is making lots of money to Amazon.com. As you know the company release their own digital device, a ereader or ebook reader called Amazon Kindle. This gadget can be use to read digital information like books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and reports. Here is why the site is focusing their marketing on this downloadable goods.

STATISTICS:

Ebooks.

1. The average sale price of digital goods is $13.99.
2. The author royalties is around $2.27.
3. Publisher profit is $6.54.
4. The marketing cost is around $0.78.
5. Design, editing, and typesetting cost is $0.50.
6. Retailer profit is $3.90.

Paper Books.

1. The average sale price is $26.00.
2. The author royalties is $3.90.
3. Publisher profit is $4.05.
4. Marketing of paper goods is $1.00.
5. Design, editing, and typesetting is $0.80.
6. Retailer profit is $13.00.
7. Printing, storage, and shipping is $3.25.

Information from an Amazon Infographic and research by New York Times.

Because of the lower price and accessibility of ebooks, sales of digital information has passed the monthly sales of paper goods, which mean a bigger revenue generator for Amazon. Also read "Oops! I Photocopier It Again!"

Mark D.
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