Measuring the North American eBook Market By the Numbers

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) with Digital Book World (DBW) are offering a three-part live webcast series entitled "Getting Grounded with E-Books: The Latest Statistics and What They Mean". All three may be of interest, particularly tomorrow's webcast on the eBook marketplace. (Cost to register for single sessions in the series is $49 for BISG and/or DBW Members and $99 for non-members.):

Measuring the North American E-Book Market By the Numbers
Tues, Oct 30, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Presented by Len Vlahos, BISG, and Noah Genner, BookNetCanada

In this session, the first in our three-part "Getting Grounded with E-Books" webcast series, we will use data culled from multiple sources to take the mystery out of today's digital marketplace. Looking at the landscape from the point of view of publishers sales into the trade, as well as from consumer purchases and behavior, attendees will learn which categories are showing the strongest e-book growth, how multifunction tablets are competing with e-reading devices, how consumers are spending their discretionary time, and much more. You will leave with a better understanding of where e-books are today, and with a strong foundation to make business decisions about tomorrow.

Parts 2 and 3 in the live webinar series are:

E-Books in the Global Marketplace
Tues, Nov 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Moderated by Ed Nawotka, Publishing Perspectives, with presentations from Jo Henry, Bowker, and Sebastian Posth, Publisher and Consultant

How to Define an E-Book Bestseller
Tues, Nov 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Presented by Jeremy Greenfield, Digital Book World, and Dan Lubart, HarperCollins Publishers

Study Group ... hum. If the publishing industry can do this "study group" work-around antitrust thing, so too can library institutional buyers. [JH]