The Ibero-American Space for the Book has been published annually by CERLALC since 2006, and it contains a vast amount of statistical data that allows us to visualize a median image of the publishing sector in this region.

The document is a must-have for any publisher, as it contains the historical trends and results for the evolution of each national market. We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of this report, which contains, as usual, a general view of the publishing output in Ibero America sourced from the registration of book titles in the national ISBN agencies in 2015. The information is broken down by country, format, subject, and type of publishing house. This chapter is followed by another where the consolidated figures of the printed book commerce in Ibero America is described and analyzed.

The following highlights represent some of the data that you can find in this publication, which can be downloaded for free:

• In 2015, 309,288 book titles were registered in Ibero America, counting both new books and reeditions. Of those titles, 63.9% were registered in Latin America; 30.1%, in Spain; and 6.1%, in Portugal. There was a 2.8% decrease in respect to 2014.
• In 2015, Latin America registered 197,587 book titles, at a rate of 541 per day. This represents the second largest registration in the last fifteen years. The amount of titles has tripled compared to the figures for the year 2000.
• For the first time since, 2006, the registration of book titles in digital format showed a slight decrease for Latin America. In 2015, the titles registered in this format represented 22% of the total, compared to 22.5% in 2014.
• In 2015, Latin American university presses reached the highest participation in the decade amongst the total of registered book titles, with a 10.5%.
• The registration of books by authors-publishers keeps growing in Latin America. In 2015, 23,040 book titles were registered, which represents a 18.9% growth compared to 2014.

 Source: Universoabierto.org