Industry Research Reports
Book Publishing
http://www.ibisworld.com
Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus
on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their
performance. Report sections include:
Sample report is available free online.
Association of American Publishers
Industry Statistics Report
http://www.publishers.org/ Select "Industry Statistics"
Annual survey of sales and operating expense data. Preliminary sales data available free online.
Independent Book Publishers Association
The Rest of Us
http://www.ibpa-online.org/benefits/whitepapers.aspx
As a joint project of the Book Industry Study Group and the Publishers Marketing Association, this
study explores the small publisher universe. This study offers detailed information on staying power,
sales channels, and a variety of other categories that show what smaller publishers are doing and
earning.
Book Publishers
http://www.firstresearch.com
Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments,
business trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year growth forecast. Profiles are
updated quarterly and include:
Sample report is available free online.
American Booksellers Association
Industry Statistics: Articles of Interest
http://news.bookweb.org/ Search for "industry statistics"
Articles of interest covering industry statistics and trends, consumer research studies, and more.
All articles can be viewed free online.
Book Industry Study Group
Book Industry Trends
http://www.bisg.org/ Select "Publications"
Sales trends and forecasts for dollar and unit sales in the major segments of the book business.
Industry Financial Ratios
Book Publishers
http://www.bizminer.com Search for "511130"
Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail,
balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios. Reports are available
by sales size range and in sole proprietor and business start up versions. Sample financial statement
reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.
Association of American Publishers
Industry Statistics Report
http://www.publishers.org/ Select "Industry Statistics"
Annual survey of sales and operating expense data. Preliminary sales data available free online.
Publishers Weekly
PW Salary Survey
http://www.publishersweekly.com/ Search
archives for "salary survey"
Annual survey includes information on average annual salary increases and median compensation for
various departments and job positions by company size and geographic region. Survey is accessible
free online.
ERI Economic Research Institute
Publications and Media Salary Survey
http://salary-surveys.erieri.com/
Salary survey provides compensation data for executive, management, and hourly personnel on a national
and state level by company size. Complete listing of job positions included in the survey and sample
pages for selected job positions are accessible free online.
Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Book, Magazine, and Newspaper Publishers
http://valuationresources.com/Misc/ValuationMultiples.htm
Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for book, magazine, and newspaper publishers
and more than 200 other industries. Valuation multiples are derived from market transactions as reported
by BIZCOMPS®, with the primary focus on small companies priced at less than $1 million.
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