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Welcome to bookhitch.com

Contact Information:

Marketing Contact: Emma Ward - eward@bookhitch.com

Facts About bookhitch.com
  • bookhitch.com is the first website of its kind, allowing every publisher and author to list a book online, for free.
  • bookhitch.com is a corporation run by a multicultural staff headquartered in NY.
  • bookhitch was launched on May, 1st 2006.
  • In 2007 bookhitch received over 1.1 million hits to our company website.
  • June 10th 2007 was our busiest day for visitors last year!
  • We have members of bookhitch from all over the World, however the U.S. makes up the bulk of our membership (distribution of membership can be found in the Media Kit).
  • bookhitch has grown rapidly over the last year:

Facts About The Industry

Percent Share of Book Sales in 2006



- Although e-books only made up .22% of sales in 2006, overall sales grew 26% while other alternative forms of media for books such as audio books dropped by 12%.

Source: Book Sales by Category, 2006. Market Share Reporter 2008. Thomson Gale, 2008.

Market Revenue Per Market Segmentation



- As you can see from the graph above, the United States led the way in market revenue for 2007.

Source: United States - Publishing. (Industry overview) Datamonitor Industry Market Research Nov 15, 2007 pNA

In 2011, the United States books market is forecast to have a value of $62.3 billion, an increase of 16% since 2006.

Source: United States - Books. (Industry overview) Datamonitor Industry Market Research July 15, 2007 pNA


News About bookhitch

Bookhitch Index: Surprising Results for the Most Searched Genres of the Year!

Most Searched Genres of 2007:
  1. Romance
  2. Fiction (General)
  3. Science Fiction
  4. Cooking
  5. History
  6. Education
  7. Travel
  8. Religion
  9. Poetry
  10. Medical

According to bookhitch search data Fiction has topped the most searched genres for 2007, holding the top 3 spots. This shows that we all enjoy the occasional escape from reality. Still, Non-Fiction came in close taking up the last 7 positions.

The U.S. made up most of the viewing public, closely followed by Canada, the U.K., France, the Netherlands and Sweden. Nevertheless, these results reflect the viewing habits of over 100 countries that have visited bookhitch in 2007.


Articles/Press Releases about bookhitch

- www.ezine-writer.com.au/articles/g014231.aspx

- www.ezine-writer.com.au/articles/j003512.aspx

- www.ezine-writer.com.au/articles/j015954.aspx

Media Kit

Our on-line media kit is currently being revised, but copies are still available upon request.

Press Kit Items

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