Two relatively new devices in the world of mobile, electronic devices are often compared. They do similar things and yet, they are not the same. These are tablets and e-readers. Because tablets tend to offer more functionality than do e-readers, one of those functions being to serve as an e-Reader, the sales for these devices are often compared. And, in recent years, tablets have been steadily outselling e-readers.

Today’s market size post is the number of tablets and e-readers sold around the world in 2010 and a projection of that market for next year, 2013.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2010 and 2013 projection
Market size: Tablets: 19 million units and 172 million respectively
Market size: e-Readers: 13 million units and 18 million respectively
Source: Felix Richter, “Are Tablets Killing E-Readers?” Statista.com, July 12, 2012, available online with an interesting chart here.
Original source: IDC, MIC
Posted on December 11, 2012