Summary
Books in Germany industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2012-16, and forecast to 2021). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Synopsis
Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Germany books market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.
Key Highlights
- The physical segment of the books market includes atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, text books, guidebooks, musical scores, maps, fiction and non-fiction. The digital segment of the books market consists of electronic books (or e-books) which can be read on computers or other electronic devices such as tablets. The market is valued at retail selling price (RSP) with any currency conversions calculated using constant annual average 2016 exchange rates.
- The German books market had total revenues of $10,099.0m in 2016, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -1% between 2012 and 2016.
- The physical segment was the market's most lucrative in 2016, with total revenues of $9,573.8m, equivalent to 94.8% of the market's overall value.
- Germany has recently extended its fixed price book agreement policy to e-books, which is going to decelerate the growth of this market segment.
Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the books market in Germany
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the books market in Germany
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key books market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Germany books market with five year forecasts
Reasons to buy
- What was the size of the Germany books market by value in 2016?
- What will be the size of the Germany books market in 2021?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Germany books market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up Germany's books market?
Companies Mentioned
Amazon.com, Inc.
Apple Inc.
Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG
Thalia Holding GmbH
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
Amazon.com, Inc.
Apple Inc.
Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG
Thalia Holding GmbH
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country data
Methodology
Industry associations
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Appendix
About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: Germany books market value: $ million, 2012–16
Table 2: Germany books market category segmentation: $ million, 2016
Table 3: Germany books market geography segmentation: $ million, 2016
Table 4: Germany books market value forecast: $ million, 2016–21
Table 5: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 6: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 8: Apple Inc.: key facts
Table 9: Apple Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 10: Apple Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 11: Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG: key facts
Table 12: Thalia Holding GmbH: key facts
Table 13: Germany size of population (million), 2012–16
Table 14: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2012–16
Table 15: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2012–16
Table 16: Germany inflation, 2012–16
Table 17: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2012–16
Table 18: Germany exchange rate, 2012–16
List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany books market value: $ million, 2012–16
Figure 2: Germany books market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016
Figure 3: Germany books market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2016
Figure 4: Germany books market value forecast: $ million, 2016–21
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the books market in Germany, 2016
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the books market in Germany, 2016
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the books market in Germany, 2016
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the books market in Germany, 2016
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the books market in Germany, 2016
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the books market in Germany, 2016
Figure 11: Amazon.com, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 12: Amazon.com, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 13: Apple Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 14: Apple Inc.: assets & liabilities
