Book Publishing - A World Market Analysis

1.METHODOLOGY
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level
2.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
A Curtain Raiser
Market Structure
Nailing Down Consumer Preferences: A Challenge to Reckon With
Meeting Diverse Consumer Preferences: A Major Prerequisite
Rise in Publishing of Diet and Health Books
What Does It Take to Publish a Best Seller?
The Formula for Bestsellers
Blockbuster Books Like Harry Potter Pep Up the Industry
Potter Magic Enchants One and All
Publishers Fight to Rope in Reputed Authors
Contracts with Authors Help Publishers Minimize the Risks Involved
Uncertainties Shroud New Book Launches
Reading As a Hobby Comes Under Siege
Hopes for a Resurgence of Book Reading Hinge Onto Interactive Publishing
The Audio Books Trend: Are We Listening?
Target Consumer Clusters
Current Trends in Audiobooks: An Ear to the Ground…
Media Conglomerates in Book Publishing Shift the Focus on Blockbuster Books
Quality Takes a Backseat
Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights: A Cause for Concern
IP Violations: A Bane of the Developing Countries
Google Slapped With Charges of Copyright Infringement
Used Books Cast a Long Shadow of Threat
University Press Publications Sustain Losses Due to Illegal Photocopying
The Retail Arena
Commission Sales Systems: The Pros & Cons
The Emergence of Internet & Its Cascading Impact On Book Publishing
Online Retailers Step Up the Pressure on Brick & Motor Retailers
Online Marketing: An Effective Weapon to Ward Off Competition
A Straight Talk About Digitalization of Content & Its Impact On Book Publishing
E-Books Still Chasing the Elusive Success
Growth Forecasts for E-books Tames Down
E-Book Landscape Dotted With Casualties
Why E-Books Failed to Take Flight?
Opportunities for E-Books
Innovations in the E-book Reading Devices Market
Challenges Extended by E-Books to Traditional Print Books Fizzle Out
Future of E-books: A Rumination…
Key Statistical Findings
3.PRODUCT FACTS
Consumer Books
Text Books
Professional Books
4.CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
Penguin Merges Avery Books and Gotham Books
LexisNexis Merges with Wadhwa Publishers
Random House and Struik Merge to Form Random House Struik
Saint Benedict Press Acquires TAN Books and Publishers
Grupo Planeta Acquires Editis
Jones & Bartlett Publishers Takes Over Tarascon Publishing
SAGE to Take Over CQ Press
Random House to Take Over Monacelli Press
Bonnier Publishing Acquires UK-based Templar Publishing
here! Networks to Take Over PlanetOut
Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Completes New Society Publishers Acquisition
Regent Acquires Book, Magazine and Online Publishing Business of PlanetOut
Emerald Group Acquires Parts of a Book Program of Elsevier
Penguin Acquires Hamilton Wende’s Novel
Pearson Acquires Additional Equity Interest in Longman Nigeria
Every Baby Company Signs Joint Venture Deal with Sterling Publishing
Penguin Agrees with Woongjin to Publish English Classics in Korean
Author Solutions Forms Partnership with CinnamonTeal
Author Solutions Signs Agreement with Ten New Partners
John Wiley and LibreDigital Forge Partnership
HarperCollins and The Wall-Street Journal Enter into Publishing Partnership
HarperCollins Inks Alliance with Walden Media to Create Book Imprint for Kids
John Wiley & Sons Enters into Agreement with Meredith Corporation
Business Plus Inks a Book Contract with Mitch Joel
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Enters into Agreement with D.J. MacHale
HarperCollins Acquires Rights for Westlife Autobiography
Sharp Independent at HarperCollins Acquires Eli Gottlieb’s Forthcoming Novel
Atria Books Enters into Global Agreement to Publish Spencer Johnson’s New Book
HMHPC Establishes New K-12 Unit to Streamline Businesses
Hachette Book Publishing India Commences Operations
HBG Establishes New Publishing Arm
McGraw-Hill to Enter Brazilian Publishing Market
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Divests College Division to Cengage Learning
Bertelsmann to Divest North American Book Club Business
Scholastic Divests Its Direct-to-Home Continuities Business in the US
Xlibris Announces Release of ‘The Quest Book I’
Scholastic to Release Paperback Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows42
Three Canadian Publishing Imprints Merge
Cappelens Forlag and Damm & Son Merge to Create Cappelen Damm AS
Macmillan Acquires Frank Brothers
CFM Religion Publishing Takes Over Benziger and Resources for Christian Living
Houghton Acquires Certain Harcourt Businesses to Form Global Publishing Major
Pearson Acquires Some of Harcourt’s Business Operations
Amazon.com Completes Acquisition of Brilliance Audio
Editis to Acquire Gründ Publishing
R.R. Donnelley Acquires Von Hoffmann from Visant Corporation
Apax and OMERS Acquire Assets of Thomson Learning and Nelson Canada
Bertram Capital Takes Over Author Solutions
Author Solutions Takes Over iUniverse
Hachette Announces Acquisition of PIKA
Aschehoug Completes Acquisition of Forlagene to Form a Publishing Major
Perseus Acquires Avalon Publishing Group
Jones and Bartlett Announces Acquisition of Sandra Smith’s NCLEX Review Books
Incisive Media Purchases ALM Media
Quadrangle Capital Takes Over Dennis Publishing
John Wiley & Sons Acquires Blackwell Publishing
Editis Acquires Paraschool to Foray into Interactive Publishing
Universal Map Group Takes Over Universal Map Enterprises
MacMillan to Acquire Angel Estrada’s Textbook Business
Editis Completes Acquisition of De Boeck Group
Random House Acquires Controlling Interest in Virgin Books
Bertelsmann Purchases Stake from Time Warner
Random House and Sylvan Enter into Publishing Partnership
ICF Designates AuthorHouse® as Official Resource Partner
Williams Lea Enters into Exclusive Partnership with Reader’s Digest
Oregon Catholic Press and IBS Sign Agreement over ‘IBS Bookmaster’
Martin Nutraceuticals Procures Purchase Order from Chapters
Grand Central Acquires Self-Published Controversial Novel, America Libre
Del Rey Manga Acquires MAKE 5 WISHES
HarperCollins Acquires Rights to ‘Bright Shiny Morning’
Walden and Penguin Young Readers Group Acquire Rights to Ingrid Law’s ‘Savvy’
Hachette Book Group Signs Agreement with RR Donnelley to Produce Trade Books
USA Today Inks Deals with Book Publishers
Scholastic Bags Global Rights to HOTLANTA
Chinese Publisher Acquires Rights to Vlad Dracula
Scholastic Wins Publishing Rights to Meg Cabot Works
Harcourt Secures Rights to Publish Two New Books
Kaplan Enters, Extends, and Expands a Distribution Agreement
Xinhua Media to Introduce Digital Interactive Multimedia Publishing Platform
Random House to Introduce New Imprint
IIL Publishing New York Goes for Online Expansion
Perseus to Downsize Operations Following Acquisition of Avalon Publishing
Delaware North Companies Releases Cookbook
Scholastic Library Rolls out Science Behind the Scenes™
HarperCollins and Neopets to Roll Out a New Series of Books
Scholastic to Introduce Goosebumps HorrorLand™
HarperSanFrancisco and NCC Launch NRSV Bible
Scholastic to Release ‘The 39 Clues’
SCLG Unveils "Spy & Medical Files", Science Behind the Scenes, Wicked History
Dabel Brothers to Publish Dean Koontz Story in Comic Book Form
Scribner to Publish Steve Martin's New Book
5.MAJOR PLAYERS
Arcade Publishing, Inc. (USA)
Avalon Publishing Group, Inc (USA)
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (USA)
Bertelsmann AG (Germany)
Random House, Inc. (USA)
Cambridge University Press (USA)
Grupo Planeta (Spain)
Harcourt, Inc. (USA)
HarperCollins Publishers (USA)
Houghton Mifflin Company (USA)
Hachette Book Group USA
Informa PLC (UK)
Taylor & Francis Group Ltd (UK)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (USA)
Macmillan Publishers Ltd (UK)
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (USA)
Pearson PLC (UK)
Penguin Group, Inc. (US)
Reed Elsevier Group PLC (UK)
Scholastic, Inc. (USA)
Simon & Schuster, Inc. (US)
Shogakukan, Inc. (Japan)
Shueisha, Inc. (Japan)
Thomson Reuters (US)
W. W. Norton & Company (USA)
Wolters Kluwer (The Netherlands)
6.GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS
7.THE UNITED STATES
Key Trends & Issues
Impact of the Recession: Eliciting Mixed Responses
Book Publishing in US: A Backgrounder
Educational Books: Going Strong…
Juvenile Books
Print-on-Demand Titles on the Rise
Publishing for Hispanic Community Turns Lucrative
Over Production Haunts the Domestic Book Publishing Industry
Paperback Sales Up in 2006
Publishers Eye Niche Categories
Distribution Problems Dog Independent Publishers
DIY Publishing & Ghostwriting Services: A Boon to New Authors
The Rise of Technology in the Publishing Industry
Market Share Statistics
8.CANADA
Market Overview
9.JAPAN
Market Overview
A Primer
Top 10 Best Sellers in the Japanese Book Publishing Market (2005)
Market Structure
Retail Scenario
Manga Publications: The Industry’s Saving Grace
Industry’s Best Practices
10.EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (EMEA)
a.France
b.Germany
c.The United Kingdom
d.Italy
e.Spain
f.Russia
g.Rest of Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
11.ASIA-PACIFIC
a.China
b.Korea
c.Rest of Asia-Pacific
12.LATIN AMERICA
a.Brazil
b.Mexico
c.Rest of Latin America
Exhibits
Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of the Global Book Publishing Exports by Country –
Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global Scientific Publishing Market -
Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global Healthcare Publishing Market –
Table 4: Global Book Publishing Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Book Publishing Market by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 6: Global Market for Consumer Books by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Consumer Books by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 8: Global Market for Text Books by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Text Books by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 10: Global Market for Professional Books by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for Professional Books by Region for the Years 2009 &
Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the US Book Publishing Market –
Table 13: Market Shares of Leading Publishers in the US Higher Education Market –
Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of the US Higher Education Market for Books by Subject Category –
Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of the US Book Publishing Market for Books by Distribution Channel –
Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of the US Book Publishing Market for Books by Book Genre –
Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of the US Books Exports by Destination Country –
Table 18: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in the US for the Years 2009 &
Table 20: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Canada for the Years 2009 &
Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Japanese Book Publishing Market –
Table 23: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Japan for the Years 2009 &
Table 25: Book Publishing Market by Region in EMEA: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Region in EMEA for the Years 2009 &
Table 27: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in EMEA: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in EMEA for the Years 2009 &
Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of the French Book Publishing Market by Distribution Channel –
Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of the French Book Publishing Market by Category –
Table 31: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in France for the Years 2009 &
Table 33: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Germany for the Years 2009 &
Table 35: Market Shares of Leading Publishers in the UK Book Publishing Market –
Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of the UK Book Publishing Market by Retail Channel –
Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Leading School Textbook Publishers in the UK –
Table 38: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in the UK for the Years 2009 &
Table 40: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Italy for the Years 2009 &
Table 42: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 43: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Spain for the Years 2009 &
Table 44: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Russia: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 45: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Russia for the Years 2009 &
Table 46: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Rest of EMEA: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 47: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Rest of EMEA for the Years 2009 &
Table 48: Book Publishing Market by Region in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 49: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Region in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2009 &
Table 50: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 51: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2009 &
Table 52: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in China: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 53: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in China for the Years 2009 &
Table 54: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Korea: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 55: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Korea for the Years 2009 &
Table 56: Percentage Breakdown of the Books Published by Language in India -
Table 57: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 58: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2009 &
Table 59: Book Publishing Market by Region in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 60: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Region in Latin America for the Years 2009 &
Table 61: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 62: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Latin America for the Years 2009 &
Table 63: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Brazil: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 64: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Brazil for the Years 2009 & 2012s
Table 65: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Mexico: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 66: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Mexico for the Years 2009 &
Table 67: Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Rest of Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)
Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of Book Publishing Market by Product Segment in Rest of Latin America for the Years 2009 &
Companies Profiled