Industry First Indepth Study of Digital Editions is Released

At long last, a report that has been in the making for a number of months has been released by Gilbane Group.  Most of the established digital edition service providers participated in this indepth study and its results confirm what we have been seeing in the marketplace over the last few years:

• From 2005 - 2007 the number of publications launching digital editions grew by 277% (to over 3200 by 2007).
  
• Over 13 million people have subscribed to receive digital versions of their favorite magazines and newspapers - an increase of over 260% in that same two year period.
  
• Based on current and past trends, Gilbane predicts that over 8,000 publications will add or launch a complete digital version of their publications by 2009.

Gilbane's study also provides a Digital Edition Buyer's Guide to help publishers understand what features that they can expect to find in the various digital edition vendors' offerings in the market. Publishers can then determine what features are important to them and find the best match from the various vendors.

The study is a whopping 130 pages, and we plan to post a version on our website soon.  If you would like a copy of the complete study, just drop me an email - tconnolly@advancedpublishing.com