EBook revolution and its reading habits as put about 255 jobs at risk at Penguin Random House UK distribution Centre in Rugby, Warwickshire, according to Unitetheunion.org.
The latest figures showed US e-book sales – excluding
educational titles – of £400m.
“It is a worrying
time for the employees and their families,” said Unite regional officer Peter
Colson.
In contrast, UK e-book sales rose by 11 per cent last
year, to £563m. Interest
in e-books has been on an upward route over the past few years, but their share
of the market has steadied in recent times, accounting for 25% of the market,
according to the association.
With
amazon still holding 80% of eBook sales just
eight years after the launch of the Kindle in 2007; journalist Philip jones, suggests that the market will experience
unexpected sales patterns as it matures. Already we see stronger sales of
digital content in the summer before the holidays, with Christmas a poor period
for digital sales as customers switch their personal buying to gift purchases.
Tablets bring challenges and opportunities.
Penguin Random House said it wants to close
the distribution centre in Central Park, Rugby, by 2019, with redundancies
beginning in May 2017. The company said distribution from the site would be
moved to one of its remaining two warehouses at Frating, near Colchester.
Written by Xavier Rodrigues - 13th December 2015
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