Publishing in the United States

Introduction

Publishing in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States publishing market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The publishing market consists of books, newspaper and magazines segments. The book publishing industry comprises publishers of academic, professional, general and other (fictions, non-fiction etc) books. The market value of this segment refers to the domestic B2C sales of books only at the retail sales price (RSP). The newspaper and magazine segment value is calculated as the revenues generated by publishers from B2C sales of copies of their products, and does not include advertising revenues. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.
• The US publishing market is forecast to generate total revenue of $44,044.1 million in 2011, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1.1% between 2007 and 2011.
• Book sales are expected to be the most lucrative for the US publishing market in 2011, with total revenues of $22,375.5 million, equivalent to 50.8% of the market's overall value.
• The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 1.2% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $46,769.1 million by the end of 2016.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the publishing market in the United States

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the publishing market in the United States

Leading company profiles reveal details of key publishing market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States publishing market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United States publishing market by value in 2011?

What will be the size of the United States publishing market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States publishing market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up the United States's publishing market?