US ebook revenues were down 1.2% in September 2023

Ebook revenues in the United States were down 1.2% compared to the first nine months of 2022, which was $749.9 million. Digital audiobook sales were up 14.5%, reaching $628.3 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 12.8%, coming in at $9.3 million. On a year-to-date basis, ebook revenues were down 1.2% compared to the first nine months of 2022 for $749.9 million. Digital audiobooks were up 14.5%, reaching $628.3 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 12.8%, coming in at $9.3 million.

Trade (Consumer Books) revenues were down 0.4% in September, reaching $905.9 million. In terms of physical paper format revenues during September, in the Trade (Consumer Books) category, Hardback revenues were up 7.2%, coming in at $379.2 million; Paperbacks were down 4.9%, with $299.1 million in revenue; Mass Market was down 39.5% to $11.3 million; and Special Bindings were up 11.8%, with $27.1 million in revenue.

Year-to-date Trade revenues were down 0.1%, at $6.4 billion for the first nine months. Hardback revenues were up 2.4%, coming in at $2.2 billion; Paperbacks were down 2.2%, with $2.3 billion in revenue; Mass Market was down 23.4% to $109.5 million; and Special Bindings were up 2.7%, with $143.4 million in revenue.

Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.