HarperCollins e-book sales now comprise 11% of its total revenue, the company has said following parent NewsCorp’s latest results.
As has now become customary, figures for HarperCollins were not stripped out. There was no mention of the publisher either in NewsCorp’s results for the year to 30th June 2011. …
Children’s had its second best ever year and e-books comprise 12% of total sales in the US across the last 12 months. However, it added for its most recent quarter, e-books comprised 19% of US sales and 11% of worldwide.
I love the feel of a hardcover or the glossy look of a magazine in my hands. However, I recognize the convenience of eBooks, especially when traveling. You can’t exactly have your favorite reads in a suitcase(in my case at least). Databases
News Corp lumps HarperCollins’ results in with newspapers and magazines, which are making a substantial loss, so this camouflages HC’s progress.