Bookstore sales in November were $1.092 billion, down 1.7%, from $1.111 billion in the same month in 2005, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bureau revised October sales downward to $1.003 billion from $1.006 billion.
Note: CB does not account for direct mail, online sales, or direct sales. How backward of them.
Per Shelf Awareness.
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Jane is a long time romance reader whose passion is, you guessed it, reading. She's currently loving contemporary authors like Sarah Mayberry and Kristan Higgins but her first love will always be the historical. Some of her old time favorites are Amanda Quick and Johanna Lindsey and some of the new favorites are Sherry Thomas, Joanna Bourne and Claudia Dain.
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hee I was going to ask if this accounted for online sales… I would love to see a break out. Instore vs online vs direct mail vs direct sales for someone like Borders and some indie.
But I am odd like that.