Project Management Book Performance Report 2013

Only recently, I received a book performance report from Springer for my first two books I have written on Project Management, Measuring Time (2010) and Dynamic Scheduling (2012, second edition in 2014). Obviously, my third book, Integrated Project Management and Control, is not in the report yet since it has been published in 2014, which is not included in the report.

It should be noted that the report concentrates on the electronic version of the publications, so the numbers below only reflect the number of chapter downloads for ebooks, and do not include any data for printed books.

Measuring Time

ISBN 978-1-4419-1014-1 (ebook)
ISBN 978-1-4419-1013-4 (print book, not included in the report)

Since its online publication on October 09, 2009, there has been a total of 5,215 chapter downloads for this book on SpringerLink. The table shows the download figures for the last three years. This means that this research book on Earned Value Management was positioned at the median in the list of downloaded eBooks in the relevant Springer eBook Collection in 2013. Not bad for a (not very easy) research book.

2011	1,010	n.a.	n.a.
2012	1,021	2,832	n.a.
2013	2,031	9,701	n.a.
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Dynamic Scheduling

ISBN 978-3-642-25175-7 (ebook)
ISBN 978-3-642-25174-0 (print book, not included in the report)

Since its online publication on February 10, 2012, there has been a total of 12,533 chapter downloads for this book on SpringerLink. The table shows the download figures for the last two years. This means that this overview book on Dynamic Scheduling was one of the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant Springer eBook Collection in 2013.

Conclusion

The relevance of ebooks in addition to the printed books is clear: The electronic version reaches a broad readership and provides increased visibility for the work done. This is especially noticeable in the long run: statistical data show that the usage of electronic publications remains stable for years after publication, so I truly hope that the figures above are representative for what I can expect for my books in the years to come. Next year, my latest book Integrated Project Management and Control should also enter this list.

Thank you, Springer…