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Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2009

Jul 9, 2009
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Methodology
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Overview of the U.S. Consumer Book Market: Introduction; Trade Industry Performance: Then and Now; AAP: Category Performance in 2008; Leading U.S. Consumer Book Publishers; Table 1.1: Growth of the Consumer Book Publishing Industry, 2006-2009P; Table 1.2: Domestic Net Sales of Consumer Books by Book Type, 2007-2008; 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, 2007E-2009P
Chapter 2: Current Trends in Consumer Book Publishing: Introduction; Casualties of the Price War; More Are Buying Less; The Growing Power of Bestselling Authors; Popular Culture Feeding Books; Publishers May Soon Lose Negotiating Heft with Retailers; Internet Content Continuing to Gnaw the Industry; Finding New Business Models; Other Trends; Profits Among Leading Trade Publishers; Mergers & Acquisitions Still Relatively Silent; New Imprints and Business Expansion; 2008 Bestsellers; 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: Publishers’ Profitability, 2008 vs. 2007; Table 2.3: Key M&A Activity, 2006-Q1 2009; Table 2.4: Number of New Titles on Lists January-December 2008; Table 2.5: Total New Titles by Class January-December 2008; Table 2.6: Top 50 New Titles, January-December 2008; Table 2.7: Best Performing Books, 2004-2008; Table 2.8: Total Number of Titles on Lists, January-December 2008; Table 2.9: Top 50 Titles, January-December 2008; Table 2.10: Best Performing Authors, 2004-2008; Table 2.11: Top 50 Authors, January-December 2008; Table 2.12: Best Performing Imprints, 2004-2008; Table 2.13: Top 50 Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 2.14: Best Performing Categories, 2004-2008; Table 2.15: Top 50 Categories, January-December 2008; Table 2.16: Average Weeks on Lists, 2004-2008; Table 2.17: Average Titles Per Author on Lists, 2004-2008; Table 2.18: Average Titles Per Imprint, 2004-2008; Table 2.19: Top 50 Titles, New York Times, January-December 2008; Table 2.20: New to Database, Dec. 2007-Dec. 2008; Table 2.21: “Special 301” Recommendations: IIPA 2007 Estimated Trade Losses Due to Copyright Piracy
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; Key Biography Book Publishers; Business Books; Size of the Business Book Category and Title Output; Five-Year Business Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Business Book Publishers; Classic Literary Fiction; Size of the Classic Literary Fiction Market and Title Output; Classic Literary Fiction Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Classic Literary Fiction Book Publishers; Computer/Technology Books; Size of the Computer Book Market and Title Output; Key Computer Book Publishers; Cookbooks; Size of the Cookbook Market and Title Output; Five-Year Cookbook Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Cookbook Publishers; Graphic Novels; Size of the Graphic Novel Market and Title Output; Five-Year Graphic Novels Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Graphic Novel Publishers; Health & Fitness Books; Size of the Health & Fitness Book Market Title and Output; Five-Year Health & Fitness Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Health & Fitness Book Publishers; Mystery Books; Size of Mystery Book Market Title and Output; Five-Year Mystery Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Mystery Book Publishers; Political Commentary/Current Events; Size of the Political Commentary/Current Events Book Market & Title Output; Political Commentary Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Political Commentary/Current Events Book Publishers; Reference Books; Size of the Reference Book Market and Title Output; Five-Year Reference Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Reference Book Publishers; Religious/Inspirational Books; Size of the Religious/Inspirational Book Market and Title Output; Five-Year Religious Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Religious Book Publishers; Romance Books; Size of the Romance Book Market and Title Output; Five-Year Romance Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Romance Book 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; Key Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Publishers; Self-Help Books; Size of the Self-Help Book Market and Title Output; Five-Year Self-Help Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Self-Help Book Publishers; Sports Books; Size of the Sports Book Market and Title Output; Five-Year Sports Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Sports Book Publishers; Travel Books; Size of the Travel Book Market and Title Output; Five-Year Travel Book Trends: Format, Segment, Performance; Key Travel Book Publishers; Table 3.1: Bookstore Responses: Performance of Key Categories in 2008; Table 3.2: How Bookstores Plan to Stock Different Categories in 2009; Table 3.3: Category Performance for First Four Months 2009; Table 3.4: Estimated Revenue of Market Categories, 2008; Table 3.5: Estimated Size of Market Categories, 2009; Table 3.6: Title Output by Category, 2008P; Table 3.7: Estimated Size of the Art Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.8: New Art Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.9: Five-Year Trend: Art by Consolidated Rating, 2004-2008; Table 3.10: Format and Segment Trends: Art, 2004-2008; Table 3.11: Art Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.12: Bestselling Art Books, 2008; Table 3.13: Estimated Size of the Biography Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.14: New Biography Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.15: Five-Year Trend: Biography and Autobiography by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.16: Format and Segment Trends: Biographies, 2004-2008; Table 3.17: Top 20 Biography Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.18: Bestselling Biography Books, 2008; Table 3.19: Estimated Size of the Business Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.20: New Business Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.21: Five-Year Trend: Business & Economics by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.22: Format and Segment Trends: Business, 2004-2008; Table 3.23: Top 20 Business Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.24: Bestselling Business Books, 2008; Table 3.25: Estimated Size of the Classic Literary Fiction Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.26: New Classic Literary Fiction Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008_ 109; Table 3.27: Five-Year Trend: Classic Literary Fiction by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.28: Format and Segment Trends: Classic Literary Fiction, 2004-2008; Table 3.29: Classic Literary Fiction Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.30: Bestselling Classic Literary Fiction Books, 2008; Table 3.31: Estimated Size of the Computer Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.32: New Computer Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.33: Estimated Size of the Cookbook Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.34: New Cookbook Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.35: Five-Year Trend: Cookbooks by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.36: Format and Segment Trends: Cookbooks, 2004-2008; Table 3.37: Top 20 Cookbook Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.38: Bestselling Cookbooks, 2008; Table 3.39: Estimated Size of the Graphic Novel Market Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.40: New Graphic Novel Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.41: Five-Year Trend: Graphic Novels by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.42: Format and Segment Trends: Graphic Novels, 2004-2008; Table 3.43: Graphic Novel Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.44: Bestselling Graphic Novels, 2008; Table 3.45: Estimated Size of the Health & Fitness Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.46: New Health & Fitness Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.47: Five-Year Trend: Health & Fitness by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.48: Format and Segment Trends: Health & Fitness, 2004-2008; Table 3.49: Top 20 Health & Fitness Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.50: Bestselling Health & Fitness Books, 2008; Table 3.51: Estimated Size of the Mystery Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.52: New Mystery Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.53: Five-Year Trend: Mystery by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.54: Format and Segment Trends: Mystery, 2004-2008; Table 3.55: Top 20 Mystery Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.56: Bestselling Mystery Books, 2008; Table 3.57: Estimated Size of the Political Commentary/Current Events Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.58: New U.S. Political Science Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.59: Five-Year Trend: Political Commentaries by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.60: Format and Segment Trends: Political Commentary, 2004-2008; Table 3.61: Top 20 Political Commentary/Current Events Book Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.62: Bestselling Political Books, 2008; Table 3.63: Estimated Size of the Reference Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.64: New Reference Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.65: Five-Year Trend: Reference by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.66: Format and Segment Trends: Reference, 2004-2008; Table 3.67: Reference Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.68: Bestselling Reference Books, 2008; Table 3.69: Estimated Size of the Religious/Inspirational Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.70: New Religious/Inspirational Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008_ 169; Table 3.71: Five-Year Trend: Religious/Inspirational by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.72: Format and Segment Trends: Religious/Inspirational, 2004-2008; Table 3.73: Top 20 Religion Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.74: Bestselling Religious Books, 2008; Table 3.75: Estimated Size of the Romance Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.76: New Romance Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.77: Five-Year Trend: Romance by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.78: Format and Segment Trends: Romance, 2004-2008; Table 3.79: Top 20 Romance Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.80: Bestselling Romance Books, 2008; Table 3.81: Estimated Size of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.82: New Science Fiction Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.83: New Fantasy Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.84: Five-Year Trend: Science Fiction by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.85: Five-Year Trend: Fantasy by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.86: Format and Segment Trends: Science Fiction, 2004-2008; Table 3.87: Format and Segment Trends: Fantasy, 2004-2008; Table 3.88: Top 20 Science Fiction Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.89: Top 20 Fantasy Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.90: Bestselling Science Fiction Books, 2008; Table 3.91: Bestselling Fantasy Books, 2008; Table 3.92: Estimated Size of the Self-Help Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.93: New Self-Help Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.94: Five-Year Trend: Self-Help by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.95: Format and Segment Trends: Self-Help, 2004-2008; Table 3.96: Top 20 Self-Help Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.97: Bestselling Self-Help, 2008; Table 3.98: Estimated Size of the Sports Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.99: New Sports Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.100: Five-Year Trend: Sports by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.101: Format and Segment Trends: Sports, 2004-2008; Table 3.102: Top 20 Sports Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.103: Bestselling Sports Books, 2008; Table 3.104: Estimated Size of the Travel Book Market by Revenue, 2005-2009P; Table 3.105: New Travel Titles vs. All New Titles Released, 2004-2008; Table 3.106: Five-Year Trend: Travel by Consolidated Rating; Table 3.107: Format and Segment Trends: Travel, 2004-2008; Table 3.108: Travel Imprints, January-December 2008; Table 3.109: Bestselling Travel Books, 2008
Chapter 4: Book Buyer Demographics: Introduction; Who’s Buying The Books?; Table 4.1: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Sales Channel Trends; Table 4.2: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Customer Trends; Table 4.3: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Buyers of Books by Gender; Table 4.4: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Buyers of Books by Race; Table 4.5: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Buyers of Books by Age Bracket; Table 4.6: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Buyers of Books by Education Level; Table 4.7: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Buyers of Books by Household Income; Table 4.8: Overview of Book Purchasing Population (U.S. Adults): Buyers of Books by Employment Status; Table 4.9: Types of Outdoor Advertising Noticed in Previous 30 Days Among Readers and the General U.S. Adult Population; Table 4.10: Overview of Attitudes and Opinions on Advertising Among Readers and the General U.S. Adult Population
Chapter 5: Forecasts & Conclusions: Conclusions; Recommendations; Table 5.1: Net Consumer Book Sales, 2005-2009P; Table 5.2: Size of Market Categories, 2009P
Profiles of Leading Publishers: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Dark Horse Comics; Encyclopaedia Britannica; Hachette Book Group USA; Harlequin Enterprises; HarperCollins Publishers; Harry N. Abrams; Health Communications Inc.; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers; Hyperion Books; Kensington Publishing Corp.; Macmillan; Meredith Corp.; Penguin Group (USA); Random House Inc.; Rodale Inc.; Scholastic; Simon & Schuster Inc.; Thomas Nelson; John Wiley & Sons Inc.