- Roughly 4 print books sell for every e-book that sells
- Print books are the most popular reading format amongst both children and adults
- 65% of American adults have read a print book within the past year
- 37% of Americans claim that they only read print books
- This compares to 7% of Americans claim that they only read e-books
- 28% say they read both print books and e-books
| Year | Number of ebooks sold (million) | Number of print books sold (million) |
| 2010 | 69 | 718 |
| 2011 | 165 | 651 |
| 2012 | 215 | 591 |
| 2013 | 242 | 620 |
| 2014 | 234 | 635 |
| 2015 | 204 | 653 |
| 2016 | 181 | 674 |
| 2017 | 173 | 687 |
| 2018 | 168 | 698 |
| 2019 | 170 | 694 |
| 2020 | 191 | 751 |
Amazon print book vs e-book sales statistics
- Amazon is known to have sold more than 487 million e-books
- Amazon sells approximately 300 million print books each year
- Amazon’s share of the US print book market is at least 40%
- Amazon’s share of the US e-book market is thought to be around 67%
- There are thought to be at least 5 million e-books available on Amazon
- There are thought to be at least 20 million different print titles available on Amazon