PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 1937197
PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 1937197
Global E-Book Market 2026-2030
The global e-book market is forecasted to grow by USD 16807.4 mn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 11.2% during the forecast period. The report on the global e-book market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by technological integration of AI and enhanced accessibility, proliferation of subscription-based business models, accelerated digitization in education and academic sector.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.
| Market Scope | |
|---|---|
| Base Year | 2026 |
| End Year | 2030 |
| Series Year | 2026-2030 |
| Growth Momentum | Accelerate |
| YOY 2026 | 10.1% |
| CAGR | 11.2% |
| Incremental Value | $16807.4 mn |
Technavio's global e-book market is segmented as below:
By Product
- Consumer e-book
- Professional e-book
- Educational e-book
By Platform
- Smartphones
- Tablet and laptops
By Genre
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Education and academic
- Comics and graphic novels
- Professional and technical
Geography
- North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- UK
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- The Netherlands
- APAC
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Colombia
- Middle East and Africa
- UAE
- South Africa
- Turkey
- Rest of World (ROW)
This study identifies the convergence of digital publishing and interactive media as one of the prime reasons driving the global e-book market growth during the next few years. Also, resurgence of d2c sales channels and algorithmic globalization and instant localization will lead to sizable demand in the market.
The report on the global e-book market covers the following areas:
- Global e-book market sizing
- Global e-book market forecast
- Global e-book market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading global e-book market vendors that include Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Barnes and Noble Booksellers, BookBaby, Bookwire GmbH, Hachette Livre, HarperCollins Publishers, Inkitt GmbH, John Wiley and Sons Inc., Lulu Press Inc., O Reilly Media Inc., Pearson Plc, Penguin Random House LLC, PublishDrive Inc., Rakuten Kobo Inc., Scribd Inc., Storytel AB, StreetLib Srl, Wattpad Corp.. Also, the global e-book market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.
The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Platform
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Genre
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Technavio Analysis
- 2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- 2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 2.3 Factors of disruption
- 2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
3 Market Landscape
- 3.1 Market ecosystem
- 3.2 Market characteristics
- 3.3 Value chain analysis
4 Market Sizing
- 4.1 Market definition
- 4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
- 4.3 Market size 2025
- 4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2025-2030
5 Historic Market Size
- 5.1 Global E-Book Market 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global E-Book Market 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.2 Product segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Product Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.3 Platform segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Platform Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.4 Genre segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Genre Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.5 Geography segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.6 Country segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
6 Qualitative Analysis
- 6.1 Impact of AI on Global E-Book Market
7 Five Forces Analysis
- 7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2025 and 2030
- 7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2025 and 2030
- 7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.7 Market condition
8 Market Segmentation by Product
- 8.1 Market segments
- 8.2 Comparison by Product
- 8.3 Consumer e-book - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.4 Professional e-book - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.5 Educational e-book - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.6 Market opportunity by Product
- Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
9 Market Segmentation by Platform
- 9.1 Market segments
- 9.2 Comparison by Platform
- 9.3 Smartphones - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.4 Tablet and laptops - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.5 Market opportunity by Platform
- Market opportunity by Platform ($ million)
10 Market Segmentation by Genre
- 10.1 Market segments
- 10.2 Comparison by Genre
- 10.3 Fiction - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.4 Non-fiction - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.5 Education and academic - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.6 Comics and graphic novels - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.7 Professional and technical - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.8 Market opportunity by Genre
- Market opportunity by Genre ($ million)
11 Customer Landscape
- 11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
12 Geographic Landscape
- 12.1 Geographic segmentation
- 12.2 Geographic comparison
- 12.3 North America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.1 US - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.2 Canada - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.3 Mexico - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4 Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.1 UK - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.2 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.3 France - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.4 Italy - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.5 Spain - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.6 The Netherlands - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5 APAC - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.1 China - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.2 Japan - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.3 India - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.4 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.5 Australia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.6 Indonesia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.1 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.2 Argentina - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.3 Colombia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.1 Saudi Arabia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.2 UAE - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.3 South Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.4 Israel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.5 Turkey - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.8 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
13 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity
- 13.1 Market drivers
- Technological integration of AI and enhanced accessibility
- Proliferation of subscription-based business models
- Accelerated digitization in education and academic sector
- 13.2 Market challenges
- Escalating copyright infringement
- Regulatory fragmentation and platform interoperability pressures
- Distribution infrastructure instability and supply chain consolidation
- 13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
- 13.4 Market opportunities
- Convergence of digital publishing and interactive media
- Resurgence of D2C sales channels
- Algorithmic globalization and instant localization
14 Competitive Landscape
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 14.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 14.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
15 Competitive Analysis
- 15.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
- 15.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
- 15.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 15.4 Alphabet Inc.
- Alphabet Inc. - Overview
- Alphabet Inc. - Business segments
- Alphabet Inc. - Key offerings
- Alphabet Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.5 Amazon.com Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc. - Overview
- Amazon.com Inc. - Business segments
- Amazon.com Inc. - Key news
- Amazon.com Inc. - Key offerings
- Amazon.com Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.6 Apple Inc.
- Apple Inc. - Overview
- Apple Inc. - Business segments
- Apple Inc. - Key news
- Apple Inc. - Key offerings
- Apple Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.7 Barnes and Noble Booksellers
- Barnes and Noble Booksellers - Overview
- Barnes and Noble Booksellers - Product / Service
- Barnes and Noble Booksellers - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.8 Bookwire GmbH
- Bookwire GmbH - Overview
- Bookwire GmbH - Product / Service
- Bookwire GmbH - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.9 John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- John Wiley and Sons Inc. - Overview
- John Wiley and Sons Inc. - Business segments
- John Wiley and Sons Inc. - Key offerings
- John Wiley and Sons Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.10 Lulu Press Inc.
- Lulu Press Inc. - Overview
- Lulu Press Inc. - Product / Service
- Lulu Press Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.11 O Reilly Media Inc.
- O Reilly Media Inc. - Overview
- O Reilly Media Inc. - Product / Service
- O Reilly Media Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.12 Penguin Random House LLC
- Penguin Random House LLC - Overview
- Penguin Random House LLC - Product / Service
- Penguin Random House LLC - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.13 PublishDrive Inc.
- PublishDrive Inc. - Overview
- PublishDrive Inc. - Product / Service
- PublishDrive Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.14 Rakuten Kobo Inc.
- Rakuten Kobo Inc. - Overview
- Rakuten Kobo Inc. - Product / Service
- Rakuten Kobo Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.15 Scribd Inc.
- Scribd Inc. - Overview
- Scribd Inc. - Product / Service
- Scribd Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.16 Storytel AB
- Storytel AB - Overview
- Storytel AB - Product / Service
- Storytel AB - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.17 StreetLib Srl
- StreetLib Srl - Overview
- StreetLib Srl - Product / Service
- StreetLib Srl - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.18 Wattpad Corp.
- Wattpad Corp. - Overview
- Wattpad Corp. - Product / Service
- Wattpad Corp. - Key offerings
- SWOT
16 Appendix
- 16.1 Scope of the report
- Market definition
- Objectives
- Notes and caveats
- 16.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 16.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 16.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
- 16.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
- 16.6 Data validation
- Data validation
- 16.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 16.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
- 16.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 16.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations
