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E- Books: market research reports

Electronic books aren’t new, but they sure seem to be. Players like Amazon have brought the market to the public eye with their Kindle line of devices while Barnes & Noble has responded forcefully with devices such as the Nook and NookColor. Gadgets with E-Ink screens marched into electronics stores, and with tablet computers like the iPad now officially part of the e-reading landscape, the e-book segment is clearly changing rapidly.

The devices are only one part of the story, since the content being delivered appears to be changing as well. There is a lot of talk in publishing circles about ‘enhanced’ e-books and an assumption being made that books should accommodate the new technology while others just aren’t so sure.
The market for e-books clearly holds promise and creates excitement, but is it really growing or is it simply ‘reallocating revenue’ from the print side? Do electronic books really make a person read more, or does the easy transaction simply create that illusion? What devices do consumers really use to consume e-books and what are the new tablets, e-readers and smart phones that need to be watched?
There is a plethora of hype and excitement about electronic books which passes for market intelligence, but much of it has been published and promoted by entities that have huge financial stakes in a digital future. For reports on all of the trends in electronic books, it is going to be best to choose analysis from entities that have no stake in any action you may take.

E- Books market research reports and industry analysis

Worldwide and U.S. eReader 2012–2016 Forecast Update: December 2012 12/19/2012 \| published by: IDC ... and ASP data for the 2012–2016 forecast period as well as segmentation by consumer versus commercial adoption, WiFi-only versus 3G/4G support, and operating system (OS). eReaders, as exemplified by the Amazon Kindle, are slate form ... \| more... Search inside this report	$2,000.00
Digital Media - Book Publishing in the New Era 12/15/2012 \| published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd ... for 5,000 years and they are not going to die out any time soon. Nor will there be any decrease in demand for more content. New technologies are delivering the same product in a different ... \| more... Search inside this report	$75.00
Portable Players in Singapore 12/7/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... are also integrated. Consumers’ preference for smartphones over portable media players increased due to the greater convenience of carrying a single item, leading to the decline in portable media players in 2011. Euromonitor International's Portable ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Turkey 12/5/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... media playing capability. Many consumers preferred mobile phones to portable players, yet portable MP3 players continued to register healthy retail volume and value growth. Portable MP3 players are practical and they preserved their popularity among ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Venezuela 12/5/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... was seen. In Venezuela, portable media players is entering the declining phase of its lifecycle. Furthermore, harsh economic conditions in the country negatively impacted demand. Although Venezuelans tend to view portable media players as status ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Chile 12/3/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... sharp turnaround from the promising growth recorded in portable players in Chile over the previous decade, demand for portable media players plummeted during 2011 and the category appears to have entered a phase of terminal ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Worldwide Tablet and eReader Semiconductor 2012–2016 Forecast: The Evolution Continues 11/28/2012 \| published by: IDC ... other opportunity in the IT market," according to Michael Palma, research manager for consumer semiconductors for IDC. "With the emergence of Windows tablets and the continued growth of iPads, the semiconductor revenue opportunity should grow ... \| more... Search inside this report	$4,500.00
Australia - Digital Economy - E-Education and E-Government 11/27/2012 \| published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd ... to e-education purposes is set to increase enormously over the next decade as well. Australia, with its large landmass and relatively small population, is an ideal market for remote education services. As such Australia is ... \| more... Search inside this report	$80.00
The iPad and Its Owner: Key Trends and Statistics 2013 11/21/2012 \| published by: Simba Information - Reports ... adoption rate of digital reading. Only months after the first iPad went on sale did we confirm that close to half of iPad owners have never used the device to read e-books—an exercise that raised ... \| more... Search inside this report	$1,295.00
Enabling Technologies and Semiconductors: November 19, 2012 11/20/2012 \| published by: IDC ... Worldwide 3Q12 HDD Shipment Results and Four - Quarter Forecast Update Highlights from IDC's ARM TechCon 2012: Review and Analysis Highlights from IDC ' s Worldwide Semiconductor Core Technology Taxonomy , 2012 : Mobile Infrastructure \| more... Search inside this report	$500.00
A comprehensive study of the UK Multimedia & Electronic Book Publishers market in 2010, rating & valuing each of the 120 companies that operate in today's market 11/19/2012 \| published by: Plimsoll Publishing Ltd. ... Identify under performing companies for acquisition Seek out successful companies to partner or do business with Understand the key movers and shakers in today’s market Each company receives the following unique features: A 5 year ... \| more...	$350.00
Portable Players in Malaysia 11/5/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... losing favour from consumers as smartphones and tablets became popular over the review period. The improving sound quality, enhancing image quality and growing screen sizes of smartphones and tablets provided consumers with better entertainment experiences ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Mexico 11/5/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... demand for portable MP3 players and portable multimedia players which was evident earlier in the review period was left behind in 2011 as the attention of Mexican consumers was diverted to emerging consumer electronics categories ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in France 11/2/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... increasing and with a greater choice of e-readers, an increasing number of consumers were tempted by these devices. Euromonitor International's Portable Players in France report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Vietnam 11/1/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... tablets in 2011. As such, consumer attention quickly switched from portable players to smartphones and tablets, which incorporate all the features of portable players and offer plenty of additional functionality in a single device. Euromonitor ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Small Form Factor Tablets 11/1/2012 \| published by: Mind Commerce Publishing ... acceptance and 4) financial strength. The Mobile Index service gives enterprises more information than other rating services since it considers four important variables that are then combined in a proprietary algorithm to best estimate the ... \| more... Search inside this report	$300.00
Portable Players in Japan 10/31/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... driven by increasing penetration of smartphones among younger consumers. Demand for video steaming continues to grow, and consequently demand for these devices increases. However, in the face of strong competition from other consumer electronics categories ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in the Philippines 10/31/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... any significant improvement in demand. The leading companies in portable players continued to focus their commercial strategies on maintaining low unit prices, with the improvements mode to their existing portable media players and e-readers minimal ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in the United Kingdom 10/31/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... televisions or car radios, tablets and other media which can play MP3 files has made the purchase of a portable media player unnecessary. With ever-increasing demand for multifunctional devices, demand for portable media players is ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Austria 10/31/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... sporting activities and therefore do not see any need to have a portable player with them. E-readers represented the big exception, mainly due to their very recent introduction. Euromonitor International's Portable Players in Austria report ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in the Netherlands 10/31/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... have the same functionality in multipurpose gadgets such as smartphones. Euromonitor International's Portable Players in Netherlands report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the in-home, portable and in-car consumer electronics products ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Hungary 10/29/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... 20% in constant value and by 16% in volume. This left growth in portable players highly dependent on the expanding demand for e-readers, which increased by 54% in constant value and by 74% in volume ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Russia 10/29/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... beginning to prefer multifunctional consumer electronics devices. The low average unit price in the category and the very high storage capacity of the majority of portable media players remain the key competitive advantages of portable ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Sweden 10/29/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... a decline. Euromonitor International's Portable Players in Sweden report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the in-home, portable and in-car consumer electronics products markets at a national level. It provides the ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00
Portable Players in Australia 10/26/2012 \| published by: Euromonitor International ... had on demand for portable media players during the year. Competing products such as tablets and smartphones have successfully integrated the key features and applications which have defined portable MP3 players and portable multimedia players ... \| more... Search inside this report	$900.00

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E- Books: market research reports

E- Books market research reports and industry analysis