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Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2003

Jun 1, 2003
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Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Overview of the U.S. Consumer Book Market

Introduction
Output Growth for Trade and University Press Titles
Leading Consumer Book Publishers
Random House
Time Warner Books
Scholastic
The Penguin Group
HarperCollins
Reader’s Digest
Simon & Schuster
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Harlequin
Holtzbrinck
John Wiley & Sons
Rodale
Thomas Nelson
Houghton Mifflin
Barnes & Noble
Andrews McMeel
McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing (MHCP)
Hyperion
Tyndale
Leading Children’s Book Publishers
Random House
Penguin Group (USA)
HarperCollins
Scholastic
Simon & Schuster
Table 1.1 - Estimated Growth of the Book Publishing Industry
Table 1.2 - Estimated Book Publishing Industry Net Sales, 1999-2002
Table 1.3 - Growth of Book Sales, Consumer vs. Professional and Educational
Table 1.4 - U.S. Trade Book and University Press Output, 1997-2003
Table 1.5 - Average Suggested List Prices for Selected Trade Formats, 2002
Table 1.6 - Total Number of Books Produced in the U.S., 1992-2003
Table 1.7 - Leading U.S. Consumer Book Publishers, 2001-2003
Table 1.8 - Leading Mass Market Publishers, Ranked By Estimated U.S. Book Sales, 2002
Table 1.9 - Leading Children’s Trade Book Publishers, Ranked By Estimated U.S. Book Sales, 2002

Chapter 2: Current Trends in Consumer Book Publishing

Introduction
Publisher’s Profits Fall in Fiscal 2002, Rebound in 2003
Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategy Mattered More Than Size
New Imprints Spring Up in Era of Retrenchment
New York Times Best-Sellers
Adult Fiction Hardcover
Adult Nonfiction
Advice, How-To, Miscellaneous
Children’s Books
Growth in Title Output
Imports/Exports
Table 2.1 - Trade Publishers’ Profitability, 2003 vs. 2002
Table 2.2 - Publishers’ Profitability, 2002 vs. 2001
Table 2.3 - Key Consumer Book Industry Acquisitions, 2002-2003
Table 2.4 - Consumer Imprints Announced or Launched, January 2002- October 2003
Table 2.5 - The New York Times Best-Selling Publishers for Adult Fiction, Hardcover, 2002
Table 2.6 - The New York Times Best-Selling Publishers for Adult Fiction, Hardcover, January-October 2003
Table 2.7 - Hardcover Fiction Best-Sellers By Number of Weeks, 2002
Table 2.8 - No. 1 Hardcover Fiction Best-Sellers By Longevity, January-December 2003
Table 2.9 - The New York Times Best-Selling Publishers for Adult Fiction, Paperback, 2002
Table 2.10 - The New York Times Best-Selling Publishers for Adult Fiction, Paperback, January-October 2003
Table 2.11 - Paperback Fiction Best-Sellers By Number of Weeks, 2002
Table 2.12 - No. 1 Paperback Fiction Best-Sellers By Longevity, January-December 2003
Table 2.13 - Hardcover Fiction Best-Sellers By Publisher, 2002
Table 2.14 - Nonfiction Hardcover Best-Sellers By Publisher, January-November 2003
Table 2.15 - Longest Running Hardcover Nonfiction Best-Sellers, 2002
Table 2.16 - No. 1 Hardcover Nonfiction Best-Sellers By Longevity, January-November 2003
Table 2.17 - Paperback Nonfiction Best-Sellers By Publisher, 2002
Table 2.18 - Paperback Nonfiction Best-Sellers By Publisher, January-November 2003
Table 2.19 - Longest Running Paperback Nonfiction Best-Sellers, 2002
Table 2.20 - No. 1 Hardcover Nonfiction Best-Sellers By Longevity, January-November 2003
Table 2.21 - Best-Selling Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous Publishers, Hardcover and Paperback, 2002
Table 2.22 - Best-Selling Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous Publishers, Hardcover and Paperback, January-October 2003
Table 2.23 - Longest-Lasting Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous Hardcover Best-Sellers, 2002
Table 2.24 - Longest-Lasting Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous Paperback Best-Sellers, 2002
Table 2.25 - No. 1 Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous Hardcover Best-Sellers By Longevity, January-October 2003
Table 2.26 - Best-Selling Children’s Book Publishers, 2002
Table 2.27 - Best-Selling Children’s Book Publishers, January-October 2003
Table 2.28 - Longest-Lasting Children’s Best-Sellers, Chapter, 2002
Table 2.29 - Longest-Lasting Children’s Best-Sellers, Paperback, 2002
Table 2.30 - Longest-Lasting Children’s Best-Sellers, Picture, 2002
Table 2.31 - Longest-Lasting Children’s Best-Sellers, Chapter, January-October 2003
Table 2.32 - Longest-Lasting Children’s Best-Sellers, Paperback, January-October 2003
Table 2.33 - Longest-Lasting Children’s Best-Sellers, Picture, January-October 2003
Table 2.34 - Leading Foreign Markets for U.S. Books, 2002 vs. 2001

Chapter 3: Trade Book Publishing: Category Analysis

Art Books
Size of the Art Book Category
Leading Art Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Biography Books
Size of the Biography Book Category
Leading Biography Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Business Books
Size of the Business Book Category
Leading Business Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Computer Books
Size of the Computer Book Category
Leading Computer Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Cookbooks
Size of the Cookbook Category
Leading Cookbook Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Gardening Books
Size of the Gardening Book Category
Leading Gardening Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Health Books
Size of the Health Book Category
Leading Health Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
How-To Books
Size of the How-To Book Category
Leading How-To Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Mystery Books
Size of the Mystery Book Category
Leading Mystery Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Reference Books
Size of the Reference Book Category
Leading Reference Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Religious/Inspirational Books
Size of the Religious/Inspirational Book Category
Leading Religious/Inspirational Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Romance Books
Leading Romance Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Science-Fiction/Fantasy Books
Size of the Science-Fiction/Fantasy Book Category
Leading Science-Fiction/Fantasy Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Self-Help Books
Size of the Self-Help Book Category
Leading Self-Help Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Sports Books
Size of the Sports Book Category
Leading Sports Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Travel Books
Size of the Travel Book Category
Leading Travel Book Publishers: Title Output and Revenues
Table 3.1 - Estimated Market Size of Categories, 2002
Table 3.2 - Projected Market Size of Categories, 2003
Table 3.3 - Estimated Title Output, By Category, 2002
Table 3.4 - Projected Title Output, By Category, 2003
Table 3.5 - Ingram’s Best-Selling Categories, By Subject Category, 2002
Table 3.6 - Ingram’s Best-Selling Categories, By Units, First Three Quarters, 2003
Table 3.7 - Estimated Size of the Art Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.8 - New Art Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.9 - Leading Art Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.10 - Selected Best-Selling Art Books, 2003
Table 3.11 - Estimated Size of the Biography Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.12 - New Biography Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.13 - Leading Biography Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.14 - Longest-Lasting Biography Titles, New York Times Best-Seller List, 2003
Table 3.15 - Estimated Size of the Business Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.16 - New Business Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.17 - Leading Business Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.18 - Business Week’s Best Business Books, 2003
Table 3.19 - Estimated Size of the Computer Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.20 - New Computer Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.21 - Leading Computer Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.22 - Barnes & Noble’s Best of 2003, Computing and Internet Titles
Table 3.23 - Estimated Size of the Cookbook Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.24 - New Cookbook Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.25 - Leading Cookbook Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.26 - Simba’s Hotpicks: Cookbook Titles Most Likely to Succeed, 2003-2004
Table 3.27 - Estimated Size of the Gardening Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.28 - New Gardening Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.29 - Leading Gardening Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.30 - Amazon.com Best-Selling Gardening Books, 2003
Table 3.31 - Estimated Size of the Health Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.32 - New Health Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.33 - Leading Health Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.34 - Key New York Times Health and Wellness Best-Sellers, 2003
Table 3.35 - Estimated Size of the How-To Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.36 - New How-To Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.37 - Leading How-To Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.38 - Estimated Size of the Mystery Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.39 - New Mystery Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.40 - Leading Mystery Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.41 - Longest-Lasting No. 1 Mystery Titles, New York Times Best-Seller Lists, 2003
Table 3.42 - Estimated Size of the Trade Reference Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.43 - New Trade Reference Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.44 - Leading Trade Reference Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.45 - Longest-Lasting Reference Titles, New York Times Best-Seller List, 2003
Table 3.46 - Estimated Size of the Religious/Inspirational Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.47 - New Religious/Inspirational Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.48 - Leading Religious/Inspirational Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.49 - Longest-Lasting Religious/Inspirational Titles, New York Times Best-Seller List, 2003
Table 3.50 - Estimated Size of the Romance Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.51 - New Romance Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.52 - Leading Romance Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.53 - Estimated Size of the Science-Fiction/Fantasy Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.54 - New Science-Fiction/Fantasy Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.55 - Leading Science-Fiction/Fantasy Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.56 - 2002 Nebula Award Winners
Table 3.57 - Estimated Size of the Self-Help Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.58 - New Self-Help Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.59 - Leading Self-Help Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.60 - Longest-Lasting Self-Help Titles, New York Times Best-Seller List, 2003
Table 3.61 - Estimated Size of the Sports Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.62 - New Sports Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.63 - Leading Sports Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues
Table 3.64 - Longest-Lasting Sports Titles, New York Times Best-Seller List, 2003
Table 3.65 - Estimated Size of the Travel Book Market, By Revenues, 1999-2003
Table 3.66 - New Travel Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2000-2003
Table 3.67 - Amazon.com Top-Selling Travel Books, 2003
Table 3.68 - Leading Travel Book Publishers, By Estimated Revenues

Chapter 4: Distribution and Retail Sales

Introduction
Adult Book Purchasing Patterns
Children’s Book Purchasing Patterns
Performance of the Big Three Chains
Barnes & Noble
Borders Group
Books-A-Million
Borders Posts Profit Margin Gains
The Plight of the Independent Booksellers and Small Chains
Online Bookselling
Amazon.com.
Barnes & Noble.com
Borders.com
BooksAMillion.com
New Retail Book Sales Outlets Are Emerging
Mail Order Book Sales Decline in 2002
Book Club Sales Continue to Improve
Wholesalers Ingram Books and Baker & Taylor Gear Up for the Future
Table 4.1 - Adult Book Purchasing By Outlet, 1992-2002
Table 4.2 - Distribution of Adult Book Purchasing By Outlet, 2002
Table 4.3 - Children’s Book Purchasing Patterns
Table 4.4 - Children’s Books Purchased By Channel, Percentage of Units and Dollars Purchased in the U.S., First Half 2001-2003
Table 4.5 - Total Revenues of Leading Bookstore Chains, 2001-2003
Table 4.6 - Total Superstore Sales, 1999-2002
Table 4.7 - Number of Superstore Outlets, 1999-2002
Table 4.8 - Combined U.S. Superstores, Top Three Chains, 1993-2002
Table 4.9 - Top Three Bookstore Chains’ Operating Performance, 2000-2003.
Table 4.10 - Declining Annual Membership Total, American Booksellers Association, 2000-2002
Table 4.11 - Revenues of Leading Online Booksellers, 1999-2002
Table 4.12 - Book Distributor Tale of the Tape