$1.3 billion: Estimated consumer spending on e-books in 2011
83: Percentage of executives who said their company is capable of handling the digital transition
63: Percentage of executives who said their company has a plan to handle the digital transition
19: Percentage of book buyers likely to buy an e-reader in next 12 months
40: Percentage of book buyers unlikely to buy an e-reader in next 12 months
1 million: Number of free Google eBook apps installed in first few weeks after launch
180: Number of Google eBook resellers
8: Number of Random House books among top 10 Google e-book bestsellers
25: Royalty rate publishers consider fair for e-book sales
50: Royalty rate agents consider fair for e-book sales
90: Percentage of authors agents say are considering self-publishing
24: Percentage of books Amazon says are pre-ordered
36,000: Number of e-book checkouts at the New York Public Library in December, a record
66: Percentage of multifunctional device owners who said they read more since buying a device
89: Percentage of multifunctional device owners who said they will read more in 2011
46: Percentage of multifunctional device owners who said they will read more print books
Digital Book World By the Numbers
Jan 31, 2011
A version of this article appeared in the 01/31/2011 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Digital Book World By the Numbers