Yes, another quarter … another weird Bowkers “report.”
On October 9, 2013, Bowkers issued a ‘report’ with gems like:
“…The analysis shows the growing prominence of a handful of companies that offer publishing services to individual authors. More than 80 percent of self-published titles came to market with support from just eight companies, including Smashwords and CreateSpace…”
and
“…Ebooks continue to gain on print, comprising 40 percent of the ISBNs that were self-published in 2012, up from just 11 percent in 2007…”
You can read the whole “report” HERE.
It’s important to note, however, that ebooks sold through eRetailers like Amazon don’t require ISBN numbers. The vast majority of ebooks on Amazon – the world’s largest retailer of ebooks – use ASIN numbers, which are Amazon’s own internal numbering system.