"computer book market 2011" entries

State of the Computer Book Market, part 5: Wrap-Up and Digital

A look at top tech authors, the growth of ebooks and the effect of direct distribution.

The fifth and final post in the 2011 "State of the Computer Book Market" report examines digital content purchase patterns and e-distribution channels.

State of the Computer Book Market, part 4: The Languages

A deep look at the market for books on programming languages.

In this fourth post of "State of the Computer Book Market," we look at programming languages and drill in on each language area.

State of the Computer Book Market, part 3: The Publishers

A comparison of computer book publishers and imprints.

In this third installment of "State of the Computer Book Market," we look at how publishers fared in 2011 versus 2010.

State of the Computer Book Market, part 2: The Categories

Charting computer book sales across categories.

In this second installment of "State of the Computer Book Market" we look at computer book sales in specific technology categories.

State of the Computer Book Market, part 1: Overall Market

Top-level views of the overall book market and the computer book market.

The tech book market has been going through some major changes, but none more profound than the closing of Borders. Much of what you will see in the 2012 trends are directly related to Border's demise, though the faint signals that the book market provides to other industries are still evident.