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The Book Publishing Industry

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This report offers an in-depth analysis of the major economic developments in the book publishing industry. The analysis integrates data from a statistical report published earlier as part of this project. The report is divided into 4 main parts. Chapter 1, the introduction, puts the sector into an historical perspective. Chapter 2 introduces the markets at a global and regional level; describes some of the major EU markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). Chapter 3 analyses the value network of the European book publishing industry, identifying the transformations taking place in the value network and in business models as a result of the on-going digitalisation process, first in the distribution of physical goods and then digital books. Chapter 4 reviews the policy issues specific to this sector such as fixed prices or VAT issues.

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  • Jean-Paul Simon & Giuditta de Prato, 2012. "The Book Publishing Industry," JRC Research Reports JRC76642, Joint Research Centre.
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    1. Pierre-Jean Benghozi & Elisa Salvador, 2015. "Technological competition: a path towards commoditization or differentiation? Some evidence from a comparison of e-book readers," Post-Print hal-02080207, HAL.
    2. Françoise Benhamou, 2015. "Fair use and fair competition for digitized cultural goods: the case of eBooks," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 39(2), pages 123-131, May.
    3. Pierre-Jean Benghozi & Elisa Salvador, 2015. "Technological innovation and R&D. The disregarded dimension of the creative industries: the case of book publishing," Economia della Cultura, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 2, pages 255-268.
    4. Pierre-Jean Benghozi & Elisa Salvador, 2016. "How and Where the R&D Takes Place in Creative Industries? Digital Investment Strategies of the Book Publishing Sector," Post-Print hal-02078881, HAL.
    5. de Prato, Giuditta & Simon, Jean Paul, 2015. "Is data really the new “oil” of the 21st century or just another snake oil? Looking at uses and users (private/public)," 26th European Regional ITS Conference, Madrid 2015 127134, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).

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    Keywords

    Media; Book Publishing market; Industry structure; Digital; Public policy; eBook; eInk;
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    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media

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