Looking Back at 2016: Important Publishing Developments Authors Should Know | Jane Friedman

45% of all books purchased in the US in 2016 are digital In adult fiction, sales in the US are roughly 70% digital 30% of all US adult fiction purchases are books by self-published authors

Source: Looking Back at 2016: Important Publishing Developments Authors Should Know | Jane Friedman

An interesting article worth the read, especially that 30% of all U.S. adult fiction purchases are books by self-published authors.