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Professional & Scholarly e-Book Publishing 2022-2026

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  • 112 Pages
  • March 2023
  • Region: Global
  • SIMBA Information
  • ID: 5150078

In 2021, the top ten competitors in the professional e-book market brought in revenue of $1.16 billion, an increase of 1.8% over 2020 as major e-book publishers rely on acquisitions to build out their platforms and enhance their portfolios of content.

This report details the trends impacting the market, providing insights on customers, how products are being used, geographic breakdowns, product formats and current challenges facing the industry. The data and findings are based on the analyst's internal research and analysis of official data drawn from a wide range of expert timely sources, including interviews with industry executives, trade associations, government data sources, specialized industry databases, trade and publishing trade publications, annual reports, SEC filings, company Websites and marketing materials, earning call presentations, industry surveys and conference proceedings and other authoritative sources.

The report covers the following major categories and forces:

  • Leading Competitors
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Economic Forces
  • Pain Points and Pricing
  • State Regulations
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Academic Libraries
  • Global R&D Spending
  • Professional and Scholarly E-Book Segments
  • Profiles of Leading Competitors

The report contains detailed and granular data and analysis on key trends and developments with a special focus on:

  • Scientific & Technical Publishing
  • Medial Publishing
  • Legal Publishing
  • Business Publishing
  • Social Science & Humanities Publishing

Key companies profiled include:

  • Relx
  • Springer Nature
  • Wiley
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Informa
  • Wolters Kluwer
  • McGraw-Hill
  • Cengage
  • Pearson
  • Thieme

Publishers and investment professionals can trust the this report to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate the changes and needs effecting the products, sales, segment, and marketing of professional and scholarly e-books. The report is an essential tool for publishing executives, M&A advisors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the current drivers impacting sci/tech; medical; legal; business and social science/humanities publishing, both recent past, present and forecast into the next few years.

The analyst has the knowledge base and perspective gained from more than 20 years’ covering this market and the rapid changes in technology, the economy, mergers, partnerships and public policy that affect it.

Table of Contents

METHODOLOGY
  • DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL & SCHOLARLY E-BOOK PUBLISHING
  • DEFINITIONS BY MARKET SEGMENT
    • Scientific & Technical Publishing
    • Medical Publishing
    • Legal Publishing
    • Business Publishing
    • Social Science & Humanities Publishing
  • DEFINITIONS BY GEOGRAPHY
  • SOURCES OF INFORMATION
    • Primary Research
    • Secondary Research
    • Methodology for Estimates and Forecasts
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
  • INTRODUCTION
    • Figure EO-1. Professional and Scholarly E-Book Segments, 2021 (% share)
    • Leading Competitors
    • Competitive Landscape
    • Outlook
CHAPTER 1: MARKET TRENDS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CURRENT TRENDS
    • Economic Headwinds Incoming
    • Pain Points and Pricing
    • States Attempt Regulation of E-Book Publishers
    • Could Print Become the New Vinyl?
    • E-Book Publishers Target Healthcare
    • Healthcare Spending Metrics
      • Table 1-1. Healthcare Spending: Leading Countries, 2019-2022 (billion dollars)
      • Table 1-2. Global Healthcare Spending Forecast by Region, 2022-2026 (billion dollars)
    • Increasing Complexity Drives Business Segment
    • Legal Revenue Trends
    • The Proliferation of Lawyers
    • Global R&D Spending
    • Academic Libraries Have Issues
CHAPTER 2: MARKET LANDSCAPE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MARKET SIZE
    • Figure 2-1. Professional and Scholarly E-Book Segments, 2021 (% share)
    • Scientific & Technical
    • Medical
    • Legal
    • Business
    • Social Sciences & Humanities
      • Table 2-1. E-Book Publishing by Segment, 2019-2021 (million dollars)
    • E-Book Publishing by Geography
    • Scientific & Technical
    • Medical
    • Social Science & Humanities
      • Figure 2-2. E-Book Publishing by Region, 2021 (% share)
    • FX EFFECTS
      • Table 2-2. Currency Exchange Rate Trends, 2019-2021 (one unit of currency to US dollars)
CHAPTER 3: LEADING COMPETITORS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LEADING E-BOOK PUBLISHERS
    • Table 3-1. Leading Professional and Scholarly E-Book Publishers, 2020 & 2021 (million dollars)
    • RELX
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books Overview
      • Elsevier: Science, Technical & Medical
      • Elsevier: E-Books
      • Business Model
      • Legal & Professional
      • LexisNexis: E-Books
      • Business Model
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Elsevier
      • Legal
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • SPRINGER NATURE
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Research
      • Health and Professional
      • Education
      • E-books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • E-Book Strategies
    • WILEY
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Academic & Professional Learning
      • E-Books
      • Business Model
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • THOMSON REUTERS
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Legal Professionals
      • Tax and Accounting/Corporates
      • Global Print
      • Business Model
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • INFORMA
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Taylor & Francis
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • WOLTERS KLUWER
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Health
      • Tax & Accounting
      • Governance, Risk & Compliance
      • Legal & Regulatory
      • E-Books
      • Business Model
      • Recent Company Performance
      • Health
      • Tax & Accounting
      • Governance, Risk & Compliance
      • Legal & Regulatory
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • MCGRAW-HILL
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Higher Education
      • Professional
      • International
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • CENGAGE
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Higher Education
      • International Higher Education
      • Secondary Education
      • Workforce Skills
      • English Language Teaching
      • Research
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • PEARSON
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • Assessment & Qualifications
      • Virtual Learning
      • English Language Learning
      • Workforce Skills
      • Higher Education
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Product Strategies
    • THIEME
      • Company Overview
      • Business Segments
      • E-Books
      • Recent Company Performance
      • E-Book Revenue
      • Publishing Strategy
CHAPTER 4: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
  • MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
    • Table 4-1. Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: E-Book Publishing, 2020
    • Table 4-2. Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: E-Book Publishing, 2021
    • Table 4-3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships: E-Book Publishing, 2022
CHAPTER 5: GLOBAL FORECAST
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MARKET FORECAST
    • Outlook: Leading E-book Publishers
      • Table 5-1. Leading E-Book Publishers Forecast, 2021-2022P (million dollars)
    • Global Markets
    • E-Book Segments
      • Table 5-2. E-Book Publishing Forecast by Segment, 2022P-2026P (million dollars)
APPENDIX
  • Table A-1. Research & Development Spending by Country, 2018-2021 (billion dollars)
  • Table A-2. Research & Development Spending Forecast by Country, 2022-2025 (billion dollars)
  • Table A-3. Lawyers: Major Concentrations by Country, Europe, 2020 (number)

Companies Mentioned

  • Cengage
  • Informa
  • McGraw-Hill
  • Pearson
  • Relx
  • Springer Nature
  • Thieme
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Wiley
  • Wolters Kluwer

Methodology

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