News Summary: Bookshop.org Sales Surge 55% to $70 Million; E-books Now 5% of Total Sales

We start the week with some good news that segues interestingly out of the news that many indie authors have found alarming at the end of last week. The indie corner of the internet has been filled with little other than discussion (much heated) of Draft2Digital's decision to introduce fees for new and low-activity accounts in the face (it claims) of a vast increase in artificially generated content.
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https://selfpublishingadvice.org/bookshop-org-sales-surge/

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US E-Book Sales were slightly down 0.3% in 2025

Year-to-date trade revenues were down 0.5% at $9.8 billion for the year. Hardback revenues were up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis, coming in at $3.7 billion; Paperbacks were down 3.4%, with $3.3 billion in revenue.
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https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/us-e-book-sales-were-slightly-down-0-3-in-2025

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Interesting...

"E-book sales increased for the first time in months"

I'm assuming most of that is seasonal promotions kicking in. And maybe e-book consumers opting for subscription systems (KU and Kobo Plus).

https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/e-book-sales-increased-for-the-first-time-in-months

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Audiobook and e-book sales fell in August 2025

This past summer, digital audiobooks, e-books, and print fell in July and August. Will the format pick up this fall, when so many big books are being released?
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https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/audiobook-and-e-book-sales-fell-in-august-2025

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News Summary: Amazon Launches New Kindle Scribe Models with AI Features for Prime Day

This week is, of course, the time of year for Amazon Prime Day(s). Over the years, Amazon’s red-letter days have been a good indicator of the direction they want to take the business in over the coming year(s).
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/prime-day/

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Publishing Revenues Generated $32.5 Billion In 2024

Audiobook and E-book sales accounted for14% of all publishing revenue for 2024.
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https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/publishing-revenues-generated-32-5-billion-in-2024

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