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BookBub
THE LOWDOWN ON
DOWNLOADS
What appeals to the ebook reader?
The Marketing & Publicity Conference 2017
BookBub
What is BookBub?
BookBub
• Service that helps millions of
readers discover great new
authors and ebooks
• Marketing tool for authors
and publishers to find new
readers
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BookBub’s International Partners
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BookBub in 2017
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categories
42worldwide subscribers
10+ million
regions
5NYT bestsellers
(in 2016)
300+
BookBub 5
BookBub in 2017
BookBub
BookBub in the UK
BookBub 6
1m+BookBub readers in the
UK to date
2014
Service launched in
the UK in
BookBub
What we’ll cover today
BookBub’s UK demographics1
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UK reader insights
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BookBub’s
UK READERS
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They’re Predominantly Female
29%Men
71%Women
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The Vast Majority Are Over 40
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
0-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
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BookBub
They Mainly Live in the Suburbs
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43%Suburban
23%Urban
34%Rural
BookBub
They’re Power Readers
69%Read 4+ Books Per Month
30% Read 1-4 Books Per Month
1% Read <1 Book Per Month
UK BookBub Readers
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BOOKBUB’S UK INSIGHTS:
GENDER AND E-READING
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UK Has the Most Male Readers
29%Men
71%Women
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UK Male Readers are Older
Males Females
15
%
Readers
55+
84%
53%
BookBub
They’re More Willing to Pay Full-Price
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Male UK Readers All UK Readers
86%81%
BookBub
UK Male 55+ Genre Preferences
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Romance Literary Fiction Nonfiction
3.6x 1.3x 2.2x
BookBub
BOOKBUB’S UK INSIGHTS:
DAILY E-READING
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Largest Group of Daily Readers
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%
Readers
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
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35%
40%
UK Overall
Weekly
Daily MonthlyWeekly
Monthly
Daily
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More of Them are Female
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50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
Daily Readers All UK Readers
71%
77%
BookBub
They Read More Print Books
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Daily Readers All UK Readers
39%
30%
BookBub
UK Daily Reader Genre Preferences
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Romance Women’s Fiction
1.7x 1.2x3.0x
Nonfiction
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BOOKBUB’S UK INSIGHTS:
LOCATION AND E-READING
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Largest Group of Rural Readers
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34%RURAL
43%SUBURBAN
23%URBAN
20%RURAL
54%SUBURBAN
26%URBAN
UK Readers Overall Readers
BookBub
UK Rural Bargain Readers
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Heavy discount e-readers:
27% read exclusively discounted
ebooks
Only 21% frequently reading
paperbacks
BookBub
Rural UK Genre Preferences
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SciFi & Fantasy
2.5x1.2x
Mysteries/Thrillers Nonfiction
1.5x