Bowker has been tracking the explosive growth of selfpublishing and selfpublishing services for more than five years. This report covering the years from 2010 – 2015 reveals the latest trends. Selfpublishing continues to exhibit a healthy growth rate, as more authors opt for independent or traditional publishing based on the specific needs of their work, without committing exclusively to one method or the other.
On the following pages are six charts. The first three are a breakdown of titles by publisher by year (Total Print and Ebook, Print only, Ebook only). The remaining charts provide a consolidated view of the output from the divisions of Author Solutions. ® The numbers are counts as of 03242016 of ISBNs registered in the Bowker Books In Print database and published or distributed in the United States. The year refers to the year of publication provided by ® publishers for each ISBN. Selfpublishers and service providers were identified from the Bowker Publisher Authority Database. The numbers shown in the line for Small Publishers are for those publishers who have produced ten or fewer ISBNs. These small publishers represent the true doityourself individuals and organizations that obtain a single ISBN or a block of ten ISBNs from the US ISBN Agency.
For the current report, the number of selfpublishing companies was increased, and the backyear statistics were updated to include titles from these newly identified producers.
Bowker regularly publishes statistical reports on the publishing industry. Please send us your feedback, questions, and suggestions. They will help us immensely as we plan for the release of the 2016 numbers.
Should you have any questions please contact Beth Dempsey. Beth.Dempsey@proquest.com or 7347072665.
ISBN Output for USA Self-Publishers, 2010-2015 Total Print & Ebooks ® Source: Bowker Books In Print database
NAME CreateSpace Smashwords * Lulu Enterprises Inc. ** Blurb, Inc. Xlibris (Div. of Author Solutions) AuthorHouse (Div. of Author Solutions) WestBow Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Independent Publisher (Bar Code Graphics) Outskirts Press Salem Publishing Solutions [formerly Xulon Press] iUniverse (Div. of Author Solutions) FriesenPress Balboa Press (Div. of Hay House) Palibrio (Div. of Author Solutions) Trafford (Div. of Author Solutions) PartridgeIndia (imprint of Author Solutions) Archway Publishing BookBaby Print Balboa Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Dog Ear Publishing Dorrance Booklocker.com eBookit.com Anaphora Literary Press Mill City Press (imprint of Hillcrest Publishing) Infinity Publishing Inkwater Virtualbookworm.com Telemachus Press Abbott Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Greenleaf Book Group Wasteland Press Booktango (Div. of Author Solutions) Wheatmark Troy Book Makers Instant Publisher Inspiring Voices (imprint of Author Solutions) JETLAUNCH [formerly Red Willow] Aventine Press Wyatt-MacKenzie Concierge Marketing, Inc. Robertson Publishing Dancing Moon Wordclay (imprint of Author Solutions) Chapel Hill Press Biographical Publishing Company Selah Publishing Group Book Publishers Network BookBaby Aardvark Global Insight Publishing CrossBooks (imprint of Author Solutions) DellArte Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Llumina Press (imprint of Aeon Publishing) Mintright Pfoxmoor Publishing Pleasant Word (Div. of Winepress) PublishAmerica Vantage Press WinePress Small Publishers *** TOTALS
* 2014 and 2015 figures provided by Smashwords on 2/27/2016 ** 2014 and 2015 figures provided by Lulu on 3/24/2016 *** Small publishers are those who have produced 10 or fewer ISBNs in total
ISBN Output for USA Self-Publishers, 2010-2015 Print Books ® Source: Bowker Books In Print database
NAME CreateSpace Lulu Enterprises Inc. * Blurb, Inc. Xlibris (Div. of Author Solutions) AuthorHouse (Div. of Author Solutions) WestBow Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Independent Publisher (Bar Code Graphics) Outskirts Press Salem Publishing Solutions [formerly Xulon Press] iUniverse (Div. of Author Solutions) FriesenPress Balboa Press (Div. of Hay House) Palibrio (Div. of Author Solutions) Trafford (Div. of Author Solutions) PartridgeIndia (imprint of Author Solutions) Archway Publishing BookBaby Print Dog Ear Publishing Balboa Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Dorrance Booklocker.com Infinity Publishing Anaphora Literary Press Mill City Press (imprint of Hillcrest Publishing) Virtualbookworm.com Abbott Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Wasteland Press Inkwater Wheatmark Troy Book Makers Telemachus Press Instant Publisher Greenleaf Book Group Inspiring Voices (imprint of Author Solutions) eBookit.com Aventine Press Wyatt-MacKenzie Robertson Publishing JETLAUNCH [formerly Red Willow] Wordclay (imprint of Author Solutions) Chapel Hill Press Dancing Moon Concierge Marketing, Inc. Biographical Publishing Company Selah Publishing Group Book Publishers Network BookBaby Aardvark Global Booktango (Div. of Author Solutions) Insight Publishing CrossBooks (imprint of Author Solutions) DellArte Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Llumina Press (imprint of Aeon Publishing) Mintright Pfoxmoor Publishing Pleasant Word (Div. of Winepress) PublishAmerica Vantage Press WinePress Small Publishers ** TOTALS
* 2014 and 2015 figures provided by Smashwords on 2/27/2016 ** 2014 and 2015 figures provided by Lulu on 3/24/2016 *** Small publishers are those who have produced 10 or fewer ISBNs in total
ISBN Output, 2010-2015 Author Solutions - Total Print & EBooks ® Source: Bowker Books In Print database
NAME Xlibris (Div. of Author Solutions) AuthorHouse (Div. of Author Solutions) W estBow Press (imprint of Author Solutions) iUniverse (Div. of Author Solutions) Palibrio (Div. of Author Solutions) Trafford (Div. of Author Solutions) PartridgeIndia (imprint of Author Solutions) Balboa Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Abbott Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Booktango (Div. of Author Solutions) Inspiring Voices (imprint of Author Solutions) W ordclay (imprint of Author Solutions) CrossBooks (imprint of Author Solutions) DellArte Press (imprint of Author Solutions) TOTALS
NAME Xlibris (Div. of Author Solutions) AuthorHouse (Div. of Author Solutions) W estBow Press (imprint of Author Solutions) iUniverse (Div. of Author Solutions) Palibrio (Div. of Author Solutions) Trafford (Div. of Author Solutions) PartridgeIndia (imprint of Author Solutions) Balboa Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Abbott Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Inspiring Voices (imprint of Author Solutions) W ordclay (imprint of Author Solutions) Booktango (Div. of Author Solutions) CrossBooks (imprint of Author Solutions) DellArte Press (imprint of Author Solutions) TOTALS
NAME AuthorHouse (Div. of Author Solutions) Xlibris (Div. of Author Solutions) W estBow Press (imprint of Author Solutions) iUniverse (Div. of Author Solutions) Balboa Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Booktango (Div. of Author Solutions) Trafford (Div. of Author Solutions) PartridgeIndia (imprint of Author Solutions) Palibrio (Div. of Author Solutions) Abbott Press (imprint of Author Solutions) Inspiring Voices (imprint of Author Solutions) CrossBooks (imprint of Author Solutions) DellArte Press (imprint of Author Solutions) W ordclay (imprint of Author Solutions) TOTALS