And the surprise winner is: Africa!
“U.S. trade publishers are seeing huge growth in English language eBook sales to other countries. According to a new report from the Association of American Publishers, eBook net sales revenue for 2011 was $21.5 million, which was up 332.6% from 2010. The press release explains more: “…this represents 3.4 million eBook units sold in 2011, up 303.3 %. As comparison, print formats (Hardcover, Paperback and Mass Market Paperback) increased 2.3% to $335.9 million in 2011.” In 2011, eBook sales grew 218.8% in Continental Europe, 1316.8% in the UK, 201.6% in Latin America and 636.8% in Africa.
Overall, U.S. publishers earned a net sales revenue of $357.4 million from export sales in 2011, for both print and eBook titles. This was a 7.2% increase from $333.3 million the net sales revenue earned in 2010.”
– Dianna Dilworth | MediaBistro.com | 5/18/12
I’m sad to say that while The Rival is available in several foreign countries thanks to Google Play and Amazon, I haven’t sold a single copy overseas. But I haven’t done any networking or marketing overseas either, so that’s not really a surprise! Something to brainstorm about for when The Mentor comes out.
bethany joy carlson 