If the following information is accurate, it will have huge implications for the publishing industry, authors and readers. For instance:
Will the overabundance of ebooks make it harder for readers to find books to read?
Will the low prices put pressure on publishers, particularly on romance publishers like Harlequin and Kensington?
Will this put pressure on the Big 5 Publishers to increase their ebook royalties rate to retain talents?
http://edwardwrobertson.com/self-publishings-share-of-the-kindle-market-by-genre/
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Romance]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Romance/zgbs/digital-text/158566011
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-...Thriller-Suspense/zgbs/digital-text/157305011
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Science Fiction]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Science-Fiction/zgbs/digital-text/158591011
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Fantasy]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Fantasy/zgbs/digital-text/158576011
I did a "browse" of the top 100 Paid in the 4 popular genre and they do match up well with the available findings.
Will the overabundance of ebooks make it harder for readers to find books to read?
Will the low prices put pressure on publishers, particularly on romance publishers like Harlequin and Kensington?
Will this put pressure on the Big 5 Publishers to increase their ebook royalties rate to retain talents?
http://edwardwrobertson.com/self-publishings-share-of-the-kindle-market-by-genre/
With time on their hand, anyone can reproduce the findings with the latest Top 100 Paid like Edward Robertson did.To get there, I simply look at the top 100 bestsellers in each genre—romance, mystery/thriller/suspense, science fiction, and fantasy—and split them up by method of publication.
ROMANCE
Self-published: 49%
Small/medium: 11%
Amazon: 9%
Big 5/Harlequin: 30%
MYSTERY/THRILLER/SUSPENSE
Self-published: 11%
Small/medium: 5%
Amazon: 16%
Big 5: 68%
SCIENCE FICTION
Self-published: 56%
Small/medium: 9%
Amazon: 5%
Big 5 (plus Baen): 30%
FANTASY
Self-published: 49%
Small/medium: 7%
Amazon: 7%
Big 5: 37%
http://edwardwrobertson.com/followup-self-publishings-share-of-the-kindle-market-
by-genre/
ROMANCE
Self-published – 59%
Small/medium – 3%
Amazon – 12%
Big 5 – 26%
MYSTERY/THRILLER/SUSPENSE
Self-published – 26%
Small/medium – 1%
Amazon – 15%
Big 5 – 58%
SCIENCE FICTION
Self-published – 53%
Small/medium – 7%
Amazon – 12%
Big 5 – 29%
FANTASY
Self-published – 45%
Small/medium – 6%
Amazon – 8%
Big 5 – 41%
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Romance]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Romance/zgbs/digital-text/158566011
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-...Thriller-Suspense/zgbs/digital-text/157305011
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Science Fiction]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Science-Fiction/zgbs/digital-text/158591011
Top 100 Paid [Best Sellers in Fantasy]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Fantasy/zgbs/digital-text/158576011
I did a "browse" of the top 100 Paid in the 4 popular genre and they do match up well with the available findings.