E-book sales continue to grow in the US

There have been a few stories in the news recently about how e-reader and e-book sales growth is starting to slow. This is undoubtedly significant and it’s certainly something worth taking note of; however, what is equally important is the fact that sales are still continuing to grow – good news for all of us who rely on e-readers and e-books for part or all of our livelihoods as writers.

And this week we have some more statistics that demonstrate significant growth in sales is continuing, even if they aren’t growing at quite the same rate they were a couple of years ago.

These figures come from the US and concern e-book sales figures for September 2012. The statistics show that adult e-books were up by more than 30%, and that children’s e-book sales were up even more – 44.4%. Plus, when we look at the year-on-year sales figures, children’s e-books are doing even better. They’re up 177% for the first three quarters of 2012.

It will be interesting to see what the figures for the remainder of 2012 tell us – did the holiday- and present-buying season lead to an even more significant increase in sales?

For now, if you want to read more about this story, you can do so here.