Publishing Market Shows Steady Title Growth in 2011 Fueled Largely by Self-Publishing Sector
Print on Demand settles after years of explosive growth
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Conversely, “Unclassified” books, which comprise mostly Reprint/POD houses specializing in public domain works marketed almost exclusively on the web, ended a years-long streak of triple digit growth, declining 69 percent in 2011 from 2010. The Reprint/POD sector accounts for the largest ISBN output – more than 1.1 million in 2011 alone -- and as a result, drove an overall decline in print book output of 63 percent. Audiobooks and e-books are excluded.
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