Global eBook 2016 : a report on market trends and developments

Main topics and structure of the Global eBook report (2016)
	[The Global eBook report 2016 consists of 4 main sections]
		The Global eBook report 2016 consists of 4 main sections
		About the Global eBook report
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Part 1: Publishing – print and digital – in the global context
Publishing - print and digital - in a global context
	[Book publishing in the context of other content industries]
		Book publishing in the context of other content industries
	The global book business
		The disintegration of the universe of books and publishing
	What sets "ebooks" apart from printed books
Key trends across selected international markets
	[A note of caution]
		A note of caution
	Decline in print, slowing growth in digital
	Comparing ebook market share in European key markets 
		Ebook revenue at the Big Five publishing groups
		Ebook revenues at independent publishers 
	Growing consolidation in European publishing 
		Mergers & Acquisitions 
	The transformation of the European book business 
Contributed article Klopotek
Part 2: English language markets
English language markets
United States
	Author Earnings' analysis of the US ebook market evolution
	Key debates in 2015 and 2014
	Consolidation, self-publishing, Barnes & Noble, Apple, exports
United Kingdom
Part 3: Europe
Europe
	[The European riddle of different taxes for print and digital ]
		The European riddle of different taxes for print and digital 
		Country close ups Europe
Germany
	Current German debates on authors, copyright and on the legal framework of the publishing business
	Earlier developments
		Key facts on the crisis of German book retail in 2013/2014, and related developments
		Amazon in Germany
		Self-publishing in Germany
		Discussions on ebook lending and VAT on ebooks
Austria
Contributed article Tolino
	tolino whitelabel ecosystem
France
	[Professional and political debates on publishing in France in 2015, and earlier]
		Professional and political debates on publishing in France in 2015, and earlier
		Challenges in retail, and the controversy over Amazon
	(French/Wallonian) Belgium
Spain
Italy
The Netherlands
Scandinavia
	Sweden
	Denmark
Ebooks in Central and Eastern European (CEE) book markets
	Country profiles
	Poland
	Slovenia 
	Estonia
	Lithuania
	Croatia
	Czech Republic
	Serbia
	Slovakia
Part 4: Emerging Markets
Emerging Markets
Brazil
	Introduction
	The Economic Crisis
	The role of government educational programs 
	Relevant ebook companies and service providers 
		Dedicated ebook distributors
		Subscription and cloud services 
	DRM 
	Reading in foreign languages 
	Digital self-publishing
	The challenges for the digital development in Brazil 
	Conclusion 
Is the book industry entering into a new exploitation chain? Contributed article by Bookwire
China´s eBook Market
	Key data on China’s ebook market
		Smart Phones
		eBook Readers
		Tablets
	Key developments of Chinese book market in 2015
		Simultaneous print and ebook releases
	Crossmedia publishing
	Intellectual Property (IP) Operations
	Key industry actors
		China Reading Limited
		Migu Digital Media
		Ali Literature
		iReader
		Amazon China
		Chineseall 
		Apple’s iBook 
India
	Ebook consumption and production 
		Ebooks in Indian languages picking up 
	Smartphones, tablets and mobile commerce drive ebooks sales 
	Government to invest more 
	Overview of book publishing in India 
		Readers' demographics 
	Technological infrastructure 
		Government interventions in e-reading technology 
		E-learning content 
	Major ebook companies and service providers 
		Etextbooks
		Trade ebooks 
		Delivery platforms: Amazon, Flipkart, Kobo 
		Telecom companies join in 
		Formats and pricing 
		Self-publishing 
		Localisation efforts 
Russia
		A strong appreciation for ebooks, yet dominated by piracy 
		The Russian book market in the international context 
Part 5: Key drivers
Key drivers and debates shaping the ebook markets
	[A new focus on ebook related market data and analysis]
		A new focus on ebook related market data and analysis
The expansion of global platforms
	Amazon
		Amazon's paramount impact on the book trade 
		Earlier developments in Amazon's effort to integrate the complete value chain of publishing
		The controversy between Amazon and publishers (Hachette, Bonnier) over terms 
		Political controversies in Europe over Amazon 
		Amazon's expansion: New markets and languages, more hires, lead projects in Asia
	Apple
	Google
	Rakuten Kobo
	Tolino
Measuring the complexities of ebook markets: Data snapshots and trending charts for selected genres and segments in Europe
	Zooming in on ebook markets
The cost of ebooks and the re-framing of book markets: contradictory pricing strategies in Europe, Legal battles in the US 
	The impact of contradictory ebook pricing strategies in Europe  
		How much is an ebook worth? 
		The many differences between ebook markets across Europe
		Different prices catering to different target audiences
	Understanding market growth versus revenue growth for publishers versus growth by category
		Debates and battles over ebook pricing in the US and UK
Piracy: Nuisance, threat or opportunity?
	Understanding piracy as a maturing parallel market
	Piracy communities relevant to ebooks in Europe: Case studies on Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Poland  
		Profiles, scope and popularity of selected piracy sites, and comparisons with relevant legal e-commerce platforms
		Germany
		France
		Spain
		Poland
		Preliminary lessons to be learned
	Fighting ebook piracy: Exemplary initiatives in Europe
	Piracy of media content in a historical perspective 
Self-publishing
	Case study author earnings
Subscription platforms
	[Flat rate launches and enthusiasm in 2014]
		Flat rate launches and enthusiasm in 2014
		Online reading communities
		Overview on leading international subscription based reading platforms
How digitalization created a licensing opportunity. Contributed article by Copyright Clearance Center
DRM: Protected vs. free
Outlook
Part 6: eBook Yellow Pages
eBook Yellow Pages
Ebook publishers
	Publishing houses and imprints dedicated to ebooks
Aggregators, distributors and other service providers
Educational organisations
Online reading platforms
Advertising in the eBook Yellow Pages
Part 7: End matter
Appendix
	Acknowledgements
	About the authors of this report
Index of Yellow Pages