Press release: Dutch e-book barometer 2Q/16

CB Press release July 12, 2016

Dutch E-book Barometer Q2 2016: rentals more popular, sales are growing again

Today CB publishes the e-book barometer showing the development of e-books in the Dutch language, second quarter 2016.

Where in the first quarter, a slight decrease was seen in e-book sales, CB sees growth again; + 9% compared to the same quarter in 2015. E-book rentals from the libary (bibliotheek.nl) continues in an unabated growth (+ 87% compared to Q2 2015). The average retail price continues to drop (-0.4% compared with the previous quarter).

New to the infographic, is the share of e-book sales in literary fiction; 11.3% is significantly higher than the 6.1% e-books in total book sales.

The trend in the ratio of rental versus sales is similar to e-book barometer for the first quarter of 2016. Like the last time the sales will rise at the time when titles enter into the lease for the first time.

The number of new titles seems to have increased minimally. However, there is a decline of titles during the quarter, with a possible cleanup. So there are indeed added many new e-books.

 

BPN 1722: Dutch Ebook barometer 2015: digital continues to grow

CB Press Release 
January 21, 2016 

In the e-book barometer over the last quarter of 2015 CB published today, a growth in digital reading is seen again. Throughout 2015 there were 38% more transactions (sales and loans) than in 2014. E-book sales did 15% better throughout 2015 than in 2014.

The e-book sales showed a slight decrease, compared to the same quarter in 2014 (-1%). The e-book loans are still rising (+ 26% compared to the fourth quarter of 2014). Besides an increasing number of titles as is available e-book, compared to the previous quarter (+ 2%) and the number of publishing houses which are publishing e-books (+ 10%).

The average retail price of e-books decreased a little further compared to the previous quarter (from 57.7% to 56.7% of average physical price).

Note: The figures for the subscription services are not included in this e-book barometer because the transaction numbers are not easily compare with e-book sales and -loans. The following e-book barometer we'll return to these figures.