Simba Information’s Professional & Scholarly E-Book Market Report 2025–2029 analyzes how digital platforms, AI integration, and shifting research and procurement models are shaping the global professional and scholarly e-book landscape. The report projects the market will reach $3.1 billion by 2029, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of 2% from a 2024 base of $2.83 billion.
The report examines trends across five key segments: scientific and technical, medical, legal, business, and social sciences and humanities. Scientific and medical e-books led the market in 2024 with revenues exceeding $1.58 billion, driven by sustained library demand, increased health sector investment, and a shift toward digital subscription models. Leading publishers—RELX, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Thomson Reuters—continue to scale their digital offerings through bundled licensing, AI-enhanced discovery, and integrated access platforms. RELX generated $334.7 million in e-book revenue in 2024 alone.
Aggregator platforms such as EBSCO, ProQuest, JSTOR, and Project MUSE remain central to institutional access, particularly within universities and healthcare systems. The report also notes a broadening of the e-book format itself. Resources delivered through platforms like ClinicalKey, AccessMedicine, Lexis+ AI, and Ovid now include dynamic features such as real-time updates, embedded search tools, citation functions, and learning prompts designed to integrate into professional workflows.
Simba’s market outlook draws from proprietary data modeling, publisher profiles, and analysis of regional market trajectories. It also highlights trends in mergers and acquisitions, evolving licensing preferences, and the impact of open access mandates. The report concludes that while overall growth remains modest, the professional and scholarly e-book sector is adapting strategically, with publishers increasingly focused on utility, interoperability, and institutional relevance.
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