Online Book Services Market Report 2026

The online book services market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $24.62 billion in 2025 to $26.8 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in internet penetration, expansion of smartphone usage, increased adoption of e-books in education, availability of digital publishing platforms, rising demand for remote learning resources.

The online book services market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $37.61 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in digital education platforms, rising demand for personalized reading experiences, expansion of cloud-based content delivery, growing adoption of interactive and multimedia books, increasing focus on affordable digital access. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of subscription-based reading platforms, rising demand for mobile-friendly reading experiences, growing use of ai-driven content recommendations, expansion of digital educational content libraries, enhanced focus on interactive e-reading features.

The growing internet user base is expected to drive the expansion of the online book services market going forward. Internet users are individuals who have the ability to access and utilize the internet. The growth of the online book services market is closely linked to the rising number of internet users, as this expanding audience increasingly seeks digital books and e-reading platforms for convenient access to a wide variety of literature. For example, in February 2024, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a Switzerland-based specialized agency, the number of internet users worldwide increased from 5.1 billion in 2022 to 5.4 billion in 2023. Consequently, the growing global internet user base is supporting the growth of the online book services market.

Key players and leading companies in the online book services market are focusing on innovative solutions, such as e-bookshelves, to serve larger customer bases, enhance engagement, and increase revenue. An e-bookshelf is a digital platform where users can store, organize, and access their collection of electronic books. For instance, in April 2023, Amazon, a US-based e-commerce company, launched Your Company Bookshelf, a platform designed to simplify book procurement and distribution for U.S.-based organizations. Organizations can curate custom bookshelves, set budgets, and allow recipients to select books in their preferred formats, including Kindle eBooks, paperbacks, or hardcovers. This solution supports purposes such as professional development, training programs, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. By leveraging millions of print and digital titles available on Amazon, the platform offers a tailored and versatile approach for organizational book distribution.

In August 2024, RBmedia LLC, a US-based audiobook publishing company, acquired Dreamscape Media for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, RBmedia aimed to expand its audiobook catalog and strengthen its market presence by adding a diverse range of titles and author partnerships. Dreamscape Media LLC is a US-based audiobook publisher specializing in producing, acquiring, and distributing audiobooks while offering audio publishing services to authors.

Major companies operating in the online book services market report are Walmart Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Google LLC, Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA, Penguin Random House LLC, Pearson plc, Hachette Book Group (Lagardère SCA), Follett Corporation, HarperCollins Publishers LLC, John Wiley & Sons Inc., News Corporation (HarperCollins Publishers LLC), Barnes & Noble Inc., Simon & Schuster Inc., Macmillan Publishers Ltd., Scholastic Corporation, Smashwords Inc., Scribd Inc., ThriftBooks Inc., Powell's Books Inc., Blurb Inc., BookBaby Lulu Press Inc., Kobo Inc., Waterstones Booksellers Limited, Ingram Holdings Inc.

North America was the largest region in the online book services market share in 2025. The regions covered in the online book services market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the online book services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The online book services market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as Ebook subscription services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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