PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 2078660
PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 2078660
Global Books Market 2026-2030
The global books market is forecasted to grow by USD 40967.0 mn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period. The report on the global books 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 increasing global literacy initiatives and advancements in formal education systems, rapid proliferation of personalized digital reading and subscription-based content models, surging interest in diverse narratives and culturally representative independent publishing.
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 | 2025 |
| End Year | 2030 |
| Series Year | 2026-2030 |
| Growth Momentum | Accelerate |
| YOY 2026 | 5.6% |
| CAGR | 5.7% |
| Incremental Value | $40967.0 mn |
Technavio's global books market is segmented as below:
By Type
- Adult books
- Higher education course materials
- K-12 instructional materials
- Children books
- Others
By Distribution Channel
- Local book shops
- Online
- Specialty stores
- Retail shops
By Product
- Print books
- Ebooks
- Audiobooks
Geography
- North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- The Netherlands
- APAC
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Australia
- Indonesia
- South America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Middle East and Africa
- UAE
- South Africa
- Turkey
- Rest of World (ROW)
This study identifies the integration of advanced ai for personalized content creation workflows as one of the prime reasons driving the global books market growth during the next few years. Also, expansion of cross-media adaptations and intellectual property synergistic marketing strategies and growth of sustainable and eco-conscious printing and circular economy practices will lead to sizable demand in the market.
The report on the global books market covers the following areas:
- Global books market sizing
- Global books market forecast
- Global books 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 books market vendors that include Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Bonnier Books AB, Cengage Learning Inc., Egmont Fonden, Elsevier Ltd., Hachette Book Group Inc., HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley and Sons Inc., McGraw Hill LLC, Pearson Plc, Penguin Random House LLC, Rakuten Kobo Inc., Scholastic Corp., Simon and Schuster Inc., Springer Verlag GmbH, Storytel AB, Taylor and Francis Group, Thomson Reuters Corp., Wolters Kluwer NV. Also, the global books 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 Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
- 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 Books Market 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Books Market 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.2 Type segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.3 Distribution Channel segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Distribution Channel Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.4 Product segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Product 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 books market
- 6.2 Impact of geopolitical conflicts on global books 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 Type
- 8.1 Market segments
- 8.2 Comparison by Type
- 8.3 Adult books - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.4 Higher education course materials - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.5 K-12 instructional materials - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.6 Children books - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.7 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.8 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
9 Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
- 9.1 Market segments
- 9.2 Comparison by Distribution Channel
- 9.3 Local book shops - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.4 Online - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.5 Specialty stores - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.6 Retail shops - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.7 Market opportunity by Distribution Channel
- Market opportunity by Distribution Channel ($ million)
10 Market Segmentation by Product
- 10.1 Market segments
- 10.2 Comparison by Product
- 10.3 Print books - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.4 Ebooks - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.5 Audiobooks - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.6 Market opportunity by Product
- Market opportunity by Product ($ 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 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.2 UK - 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 Chile - 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
- Increasing global literacy initiatives and advancements in formal education systems
- Rapid proliferation of personalized digital reading and subscription-based content models
- Surging interest in diverse narratives and culturally representative independent publishing
- 13.2 Market challenges
- Intense competitive pressure from digital entertainment platforms and streaming media services
- Rising production and operational costs across global supply chain networks
- Pervasive intellectual property rights infringement and widespread digital content piracy
- 13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
- 13.4 Market opportunities
- Integration of advanced AI for personalized content creation workflows
- Expansion of cross-media adaptations and intellectual property synergistic marketing strategies
- Growth of sustainable and eco-conscious printing and circular economy practices
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 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Overview
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Business segments
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Key offerings
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.5 Bonnier Books AB
- Bonnier Books AB - Overview
- Bonnier Books AB - Product / Service
- Bonnier Books AB - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.6 Cengage Learning Inc.
- Cengage Learning Inc. - Overview
- Cengage Learning Inc. - Product / Service
- Cengage Learning Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.7 Elsevier Ltd.
- Elsevier Ltd. - Overview
- Elsevier Ltd. - Product / Service
- Elsevier Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.8 Hachette Book Group Inc.
- Hachette Book Group Inc. - Overview
- Hachette Book Group Inc. - Product / Service
- Hachette Book Group Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.9 HarperCollins Publishers
- HarperCollins Publishers - Overview
- HarperCollins Publishers - Product / Service
- HarperCollins Publishers - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.10 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
- 15.11 McGraw Hill LLC
- McGraw Hill LLC - Overview
- McGraw Hill LLC - Product / Service
- McGraw Hill LLC - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.12 Pearson Plc
- Pearson Plc - Overview
- Pearson Plc - Business segments
- Pearson Plc - Key offerings
- Pearson Plc - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.13 Penguin Random House LLC
- Penguin Random House LLC - Overview
- Penguin Random House LLC - Product / Service
- Penguin Random House LLC - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.14 Springer Verlag GmbH
- Springer Verlag GmbH - Overview
- Springer Verlag GmbH - Business segments
- Springer Verlag GmbH - Key offerings
- Springer Verlag GmbH - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.15 Storytel AB
- Storytel AB - Overview
- Storytel AB - Product / Service
- Storytel AB - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.16 Taylor and Francis Group
- Taylor and Francis Group - Overview
- Taylor and Francis Group - Product / Service
- Taylor and Francis Group - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.17 Thomson Reuters Corp.
- Thomson Reuters Corp. - Overview
- Thomson Reuters Corp. - Business segments
- Thomson Reuters Corp. - Key offerings
- Thomson Reuters Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.18 Wolters Kluwer NV
- Wolters Kluwer NV - Overview
- Wolters Kluwer NV - Business segments
- Wolters Kluwer NV - Key news
- Wolters Kluwer NV - Key offerings
- Wolters Kluwer NV - Segment focus
- 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
