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Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2010 is the latest edition of Simba's flagship market intelligence report for the U.S. trade book publishing industry. This all-new edition contains the valuable consumer book information leading publishers, printers and retailers have come to rely on year after year.



As with past editions, Simba presents:



  • A multi-year analysis of three major bestseller lists.



  • Profiles of 20 leading publishers.


 



  • Simba's signature strategic examination of 18 major subject categories (with a 5-year statistical analysis showing the growth of each).



  • Projections and insights on what categories will both drive and hamper market expansion.


 



  • Fresh analysis and perspective about critical trends facing trade book publishers today, including the growing influence of the Internet on all parts of the publishing process, the challenge to encourage reading in a society increasingly pressed for time, and the price wars fueling competition between book superstores and big box stores.




Once again, the report features coveted demographic information, compiled from Simmons Market Research Bureau's trusted National Consumer survey which determines exactly who's buying the books and where they are buying them.





Our category analysis chapter provides title output, sales, case studies, and analysis of leading publishers and bestselling titles for the following subjects:



  • Art

  • Biography

  • Business

  • Classic literary fiction

  • Computers/technology books

  • Cookbooks

  • Graphic novels

  • Health & fitness

  • How-to

  • Mystery

  • Political commentaries/current events

  • Reference

  • Religious/inspirational

  • Romance

  • Science fiction/fantasy

  • Self-help

  • Sports

  • Travel




We include detailed strategic and financial profiles of companies such as Andrews McMeel Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, Encylopaedia Britannica, Hachette Book Group, Harlequin Enterprises, HarperCollins, Harry N. Abrams, Health Communications Inc., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, Hyperion Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., Macmillan, Meredith Corp., Penguin Group, Random House Inc., Rodale Inc., Scholastic, Simon & Schuster Inc., Thomas Nelson, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Borders Group Inc.





Simba takes a measured approach to developing its market size and forecast figures, and presents its findings in a no-nonsense fashion. Our clients can count on the objectivity and accuracy of our numbers and analysis—whether they're preparing a strategic presentation, benchmarking their company's performance against that of their competitors, or seeking out an acquisition, a new partnership or an alliance.





This ‘state of the industry' report is a must-have for any executive who wants to stay on top of a rapidly changing market-and see what's expected down the road.


Table of Contents

Methodology

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Overview of the U.S. Consumer Book Market


Introduction


Trade Industry Performance: Then and Now


AAP: Category Performance in 2009


Adult Hardcover


Adult Trade Paperback


Adult Mass Market


Children's & Young Adult Hardcover


Children's & Young Adult Paperback


Audiobooks


Electronic Books


Religious Books


Leading U.S. Consumer Book Publishers


Abrams


Andrews McMeel


Encyclopaedia Britannica


Hachette Book Group


Harlequin


HarperCollins


Houghton Mifflin Harcourt


Kensington Publishing


Macmillan


Penguin Group


Random House


Rodale


Scholastic


Simon Schuster


John Wiley & Sons







Table 1.1: Growth of the Consumer Book Publishing Industry, 2007-2010P


Table 1.2: Domestic Net Sales of Consumer Books by Book Type, 2008-2009


Table 1.3: E-Book Overview: Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Have Read/Purchased an E-Book in the Last 12 Months


Table 1.4: Consumer Book Publishers, U.S.-Only Revenue Growth, 2008E-2010P





Chapter 2: Current Trends in Consumer Book Publishing

            Introduction


More Are Buying But They're Buying Less


The Price War Continues


The Growing Power of Bestselling Authors


Media Tie-Ins and Popular Culture Feeding Books


E-Books Bringing Opportunity, Fragmentation


Publishers May Soon Lose Negotiations Heft with Retailers


Internet Content Continuing to Gnaw the Industry


Finding New Business Models


List Prices Under Pressure But Remaining Mostly Steady


Profits Among Leading Trade Publishers


Mergers & Acquisitions Activity Still Quiet; Marvel Sale Exception


New Imprints and Business Expansion


New Imprints and Business Expansion


2009 Bestsellers


Top Performing Books


New Books


Top Titles Overall


Top Authors


Top Imprints


Top Categories


Another 2009 Trend: No. of Authors, Titles Shrink as imprint List Grows


New York Times: Fewer Imprints Make the Cut


Publishers Combat Global Book Piracy







Table 2.1: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Consumers Who Did/Did Not Buy a Book in Previous 12 Months


Table 2.2: Fiction List Price Overview (Q1-2006 to Q1-2010)


Table 2.3: Nonfiction List Overview (Q1-2006 to Q1-2010)


Table 2.4: Publisher's Profitability, 2008 vs. 2007


Table 2.5: Number of New Titles on Lists January-December 2008


Table 2.6: Total New Titles by Class, January-December 2008


Table 2.7: Top 50 New Titles, January-December 2009


Table 2.8: Best Performing Books, 2004-2008


Table 2.9: Total Number of Titles on Lists, January-December 2009


Table 2.10: Top 50 Titles, January-December 2009


Table 2.11: Best Performing Authors, 2005-2009


Table 2.12: Top 50 Authors, January-December 2009


Table 2.13: Best Performing Imprints, 2005-2009


Table 2.14: Top 50 Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 2.15: Best Performing Categories, 2005-2009


Table 2.16: Top 50 Categories, January-December 2009


Table 2.17: Average Weeks on Lists, 2005-2009


Table 2.18: Average Titles Per Author, 2005-2009


Table 2.19: Average Titles Per Imprint, 2005-2009


Table 2.20: Top 50 Titles, New York Times, January-December 2009


Table 2.21: New to Database, December 2008-December 2009





Chapter 3: Trade Book Publishing: Category Analysis


Introduction


Category Performance


General Title Output


Art Books


Size of the Art Book Category and Title Output


Five-Year Art Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance


Biographies


Size of the Biography Book Category and Title Output


Five-Year Biography Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance


Business Books


Size of the Business Book Category and Title Output


Five-Year Business Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Classic Literary Fiction


Size of the Classic Literary Fiction Market and Title Output


Classic Literary Fiction Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Computer/Technology Books


Size of the Computer Book Market and Title Output


Computer/Technology Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Cookbooks


Size of the Cookbook Market and Title Output


Five-Year Cookbook Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Graphic Novels


Size of the Graphic Novel Market and Title Output


Five-Year Graphic Novels Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Health & Fitness Books


Size of the Health & Fitness Book Market Title and Output


Five-Year Health & Fitness Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Movie or TV Tie-Ins


Size of the Movie or TV Tie-Ins Market Title and Output


Five-Year Movie or TV Tie-Ins Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Mystery Books


Size of Mystery Book Market Title and Output


Five-Year Mystery Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Political Commentary/Current Events


Size of the Political Commentary/Current Events Book Market & Title Output


Political Commentary Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Reference Books


Size of the Reference Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Reference Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Religious/Inspirational Books


Size of the Religious/Inspirational Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Religious Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Romance Books


Size of the Romance Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Romance Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Science Fiction/Fantasy Books


Size of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Self-Help Books


Size of the Self-Help Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Self-Help Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Sports Books


Size of the Sports Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Sports Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers


Travel Books


Size of the Travel Book Market and Title Output


Five-Year Travel Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance and Key Publishers







Table 3.1: Bookstore Responses: Events Forecast For 2010


Table 3.2: How Bookstores Plan to Stock Different Categories in 2009


Table 3.3: Category Performance for First Four Months 2010


Table 3.4: Estimated Revenue of Market Categories, 2009


Table 3.5: Estimated Size of Market Categories, 2010


Table 3.6: Title Output by Category, 2008-2009


Table 3.7: Estimated Size of the Art Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.8: New Art Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.9: Five-Year Trend: Art by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.10: Format and Segment Trends: Art, 2005-2009


Table 3.11: Art Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.12: Bestselling Art Books, 2009


Table 3.13: Estimated Size of the Biography Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.14: New Biography Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.15: Five-Year Trend: Biography and Autobiography by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.16: Format and Segment Trends: Biographies, 2005-2009


Table 3.17: Top 20 Biography Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.18: Bestselling Biography Books, 2009


Table 3.19: Estimated Size of the Business Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.20: New Business Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.21: Five-Year Trend: Business & Economics by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.22: Format and Segment Trends: Business, 2005-2009


Table 3.23: Top 20 Business Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.24: Bestselling Business Books, 2009


Table 3.25: Estimated Size of the Classic Literary Fiction Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.26: New Classic Literary Fiction Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.27: Five-Year Trend: Classic Literary Fiction by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.28: Format and Segment Trends: Classic Literary Fiction, 2005-2009


Table 3.29: Classic Literary Fiction Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.30: Top 20 Bestselling Classic Literary Fiction Books, 2009


Table 3.31: Estimated Size of the Computer Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.32: New Computer Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.33: Estimated Size of the Cookbook Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.34: New Cookbook Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.35: Five-Year Trend: Cookbooks by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.36: Format and Segment Trends: Cookbooks, 2005-2009


Table 3.37: Top 20 Cookbook Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.38: Bestselling Cookbooks, 2009


Table 3.39: Estimated Size of the Graphic Novel Market Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.40: New Graphic Novel Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.41: Five-Year Trend: Graphic Novels by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.42: Format and Segment Trends: Graphic Novels, 2005-2009


Table 3.43: Graphic Novel Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.44: Bestselling Graphic Novels, 2009


Table 3.45: Estimated Size of the Health & Fitness Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.46: New Health & Fitness Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.47: Five-Year Trend: Health & Fitness by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.48: Format and Segment Trends: Health & Fitness, 2005-2009


Table 3.49: Top 20 Health & Fitness Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.50: Bestselling Health & Fitness Books, 2009


Table 3.51: Five-Year Trend: Movie or TV Tie-Ins by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.52: Format and Segment Trends: Movie or TV Tie-Ins, 2005-2009


Table 3.53: Top 20 Movie or TV Tie-Ins, January-December 2009


Table 3.54: Bestselling Movie or TV Tie-Ins, 2009


Table 3.55: Estimated Size of the Mystery Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.56: New Mystery Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.57: Five-Year Trend: Mystery by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.58: Format and Segment Trends: Mystery, 2005-2009


Table 3.59: Top 20 Mystery Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.60: Bestselling Mystery Books, 2009


Table 3.61: Estimated Size of the Political Commentary/Current Events Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.62: New U.S. Political Science Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.63: Five-Year Trend: Political Commentaries/Current Events by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.64: Format and Segment Trends: Political Commentary, 2005-2009


Table 3.65: Top Political Commentary/Current Events Book Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.66: Bestselling Political Books, 2009


Table 3.67: Estimated Size of the Reference Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010


Table 3.68: New Reference Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.69: Five-Year Trend: Reference by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.70: Format and Segment Trends: Reference, 2005-2009


Table 3.71: Reference Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.72: Bestselling Reference Books, 2009


Table 3.73: Estimated Size of the Religious/Inspirational Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010


Table 3.74: New Religious/Inspirational Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.75: Five-Year Trend: Religious/Inspirational by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.76: Format and Segment Trends: Religious/Inspirational, 2005-2009


Table 3.77: Top 20 Religious/Inspirational Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.78: Bestselling Religious Books, 2009


Table 3.79: Estimated Size of the Romance Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.80: New Romance Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.81: Five-Year Trend: Romance by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.82: Format and Segment Trends: Romance, 2005-2009


Table 3.83: Top 20 Romance Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.84: Bestselling Romance Books, 2009


Table 3.85: Estimated Size of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.86: New Science Fiction Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.87: New Fantasy Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.88: Five-Year Trend: Science Fiction by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.89: Five-Year Trend: Fantasy by Consolidated Rating, 2005-2009


Table 3.90: Format and Segment Trends: Science Fiction, 2005-2009


Table 3.91: Format and Segment Trends: Fantasy, 2005-2009


Table 3.92: Top 20 Science Fiction Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.93: Top 20 Fantasy Imprints, January-December 2009


Table 3.94: Bestselling Science Fiction Books, 2009


Table 3.95: Bestselling Fantasy Books, 2009


Table 3.96: Estimated Size of the Self-Help Book Market by Revenue, 2006-2010P


Table 3.97: New Self-Help Tiles vs. All New Titles Released, 2005-2009


Table 3.98: Five-Year Trend: Self-Help by Consolidat

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