Book Publishers

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

PWxyz, LLC
PW Magazine
https://www.publishersweekly.com/

Weekly trade journal provides news and information for industry professionals, with topics covered in each issue of the publication including publisher news, business deals, financial reporting, marketing, licensing, product reviews, bestsellers, author profiles, and shows and events. Selected articles from current and archived issues of the magazine are categorized by topic and can be viewed free online.

Book Publishers
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

Independent Book Publishers Association
IBPA Independent Magazine
https://www.ibpa-online.org / archive

Bimonthly publication provides news and information for independent publishers, with topics covered in its issues including business management, design, editorial, writing, printing, production, financing, legal, marketing, publicity, promotion, distribution, and sales channels. Selected articles are available free online in the archive section approximately two to three months after their issue publication date.

Association of American Publishers
Statistics Reports
https://publishers.org/

Monthly and annual reports provide a detailed statistical analysis of the U.S. publishing industry, with data provided including overall revenue, category and subcategory trends, performance and channel trends, and average net unit prices based on subcategory and format and market segments covered including trade, professional and scholarly, higher education, and pre-k, elementary, and high school.

Freedonia Group
Books: United States
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/

Freedonia Focus research report analyzes the U.S. market for books at the publisher level, with data provided including historical and forecast revenue by type of media (e.g., print, e-book, other media)
and market (e.g., trade, textbook, professional/technical/scholarly, children's, general reference) and vendors profiled including Pearson Plc., Bertelsmann Publishing Group, and Thomson Reuters Corp.

GIA Research
Book Publishing
https://www.strategyr.com/

Comprehensive research report provides an in-depth analysis of the market for this product sector in the U.S. and other countries, with data provided including market size and forecasts by product type (e.g., trade, professional/academic, fiction, children, education) and firms profiled including Amazon, Penguin Random House, Holtzbrinck GmbH, Hachette Book Group, and Phoenix Publishing House.

The Business Research Company
Book Publishers
https://www.thebusinessresearchcompany.com/

Market research report provides an in-depth analysis of the market for this product sector on a global and regional basis, with information provided for the U.S. including market size and forecast by type (e.g., consumer, educational, religious, other) and major companies profiled including Hachette Livre SA, Pearson Plc, Bertelsmann Publishing Group, and China South Publishing & Media Group (CNS).

Industry Financial Ratios
Book Publishers
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "511130"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
Financial & Sales Operating Performance Report
https://www.ecpa.org/

Comprehensive survey provides financial and operating performance data for ECPA publishers, with comparative financial statistics broken down by participants overall, sales related to books, company
sales volume, corporate structure (for-profits vs. non-profits), and level of profitability (typical vs. high profit). Report is only available for purchase by ECPA member publishers who completed the survey.

PWxyz, LLC | PW Magazine
PW Salary Survey
https://www.publishersweekly.com/  Search for above title by year

Annual salary survey provides median compensation data for various departments and job positions, with survey data broken out by gender, race, years of service, company size, geographic region, and other selected criteria. Summary results from the survey are published in the November issue of PW Magazine and can be viewed free online; contact customer service to purchase the complete survey.

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
Salary and Benefits Report
https://www.ecpa.org/

Salary and benefits report provides compensation data for personnel employed by ECPA publishers, with comparative salary and benefits information broken down by participants overall, company sales volume, business structure (for-profits vs. non-profits), and level of profitability (typical vs. high profit). Report is only available for purchase by ECPA member publishers who completed the salary survey.