E-Book sales statistics for October 2009 are more than 3.5 times greater than those of the same month one year ago, according to information released by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which collects it in conjunction with the International Digital Publishing Forum. The $18,500,000 figure breaks the previous one-month record, $16,200,000, set last July.

The true sales numbers may be even higher than the above chart indicates. Michael Smith, Executive Director of IDPF (International Digital Publishing Forum) reminds us that:

* This data represents United States revenues only
* This data represents only trade eBook sales via wholesale channels. Retail numbers may be as much as double the above figures due to industry wholesale discounts.
* This data represents only data submitted from approx. 12 to 15 trade publishers
* This data does not include library, educational or professional electronic sales
* The numbers reflect the wholesale revenues of publishers
* The definition used for reporting electronic book sales is “All books delivered electronically over the Internet OR to hand-held reading devices”

RC