Competitive Landscape
Market Share Concentration
Key Success Factors
Cost Structure Benchmarks
Chart: Cost Structure Benchmarking – Sector vs Book Publishing
Basis of Competition
Internal competitionExternal competition
Barriers to Entry
Table: Barrier to Entry Checklist for the Book Publishing Industry
Industry Globalization
Major Companies
| Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd |
| Pearson Australia Holdings Pty Limited |
| Scholastic Australia Pty Limited |
| Table: Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd - financial performance |
| Table: Pearson Australia Holdings Pty Limited - financial performance |
| Table: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited - financial performance |
Operating Conditions
Capital Intensity
Chart: Level of Capital Intensity for the Book Publishing IndustryChart: Tools of the Trade: Growth Strategies for Success
Technology & Systems
Revenue Volatility
Chart: Volatility vs Industry Growth
Regulation & Policy
Industry Assistance
Key Statistics
Table: Industry Data for the
Book Publishing
Industry
Includes:
Industry Revenue (2009-2023)Industry Gross Product (2009-2023)Establishments (2009-2023)Businesses (2009-2023)Employment (2009-2023)Wages (2009-2023)
Table: Annual Percentage Change for Key Industry Data
Table: Key Ratios for Industry Key Data
Jargon & Glossary
Copyright
The protection that gives authors and other creative artists legal ownership of their work. |
Ereader
An electronic reading device that can be used to read books, magazines, newspapers and other published material. |
Imprint
The trade name under which a work is published. Publishers can have multiple imprints that target different consumer demographics. |
Licence
The right to publish an author's work and sell it as widely as possible. A publisher can also license a book to other publishers. |
Trade Books
Books published for distribution to the general public rather than a specific market. |