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Global Publishing Industry Profile & Value Chain Analysis

Global Publishing Industry Profile & Value Chain Analysis

Summary

Global Publishing industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2013-17, and forecast to 2022). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

The value/supply chain analysis reveals the business activities which comprise the global publishing market’s value/supply chain. All key stages are highlighted, along with examples of companies active, and assessments of the burning issues for every stage of the value/supply chain. Key value/supply chain stages analyzed include content creators, publishers, printers, distribution companies, and retailers.

Synopsis

Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the global publishing market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Key Highlights

- The publishing market consists of books, newspaper and magazines segments.
- The global publishing market had total revenues of $261.2bn in 2017, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -0.4% between 2013 and 2017.
- The books segment was the market's most lucrative in 2017, with total revenues of $121bn, equivalent to 46.3% of the market's overall value.
- This market will remain subdued as social media and the prevalence of mobile devices continue to act as a disruptive force in the newspapers segment of the market. What’s more, magazines will continue to struggle as the availability of substitutes, particularly online content, continues to grow.
- Some publishers, most evidently the so-called ‘Big Five’, publish all kinds of books, from autobiographies to academic works. Others specialize in certain fields such as reference books or academic works. Media conglomerates are heavily involved in newspaper and magazine publishing.
- Printers have traditionally focused on printing physical books but ebooks are assuming greater importance. There is some forward integration at this stage with large newspaper and magazine publishers having printing operations

Scope

- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the publishing market
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global publishing market
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key publishing market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global publishing market with five year forecasts
- Quickly and easily identify the key stages and sub-stages of the global publishing market value/supply chain
- See examples of companies active at each stage of the global publishing market value/supply chain
- Examine trends and burning issues impacting the global publishing market value/supply chain

Reasons to buy

- What was the size of the global publishing market by value in 2017?
- What will be the size of the global publishing market in 2022?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global publishing market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up the global publishing market?
- Who are the top competitors in the global publishing market?
- What are the key stages of the global publishing market value/supply chain?