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Overall Book Sales Down but Ebook Sales Up

According to the Association of American Publishers, net book sales fell in 2006 .2%. Certain segments were up such as ebooks which increased 24.1%, adult paperbacks 8.5% and adult mass markets 4.6%.

Down were children’s/YA hardcovers (29%); audiobooks (11.7%); and religious books (10.2%). I don’t know whether the audiobooks takes into consideration the downloaded audiobooks or the fiction inspirationals.

Via Shelf Awareness.

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2 comments to “Overall Book Sales Down but Ebook Sales Up”

  1. 1 by Alessia Brio February 8th, 2007 at 10:48 am Reply to this comment

    I can’t help but be pleased at the spike in eBook sales!
  2. 2 by Dear Author.Com | Are You Ready for Web Only News? Get Your EReader and Gear Up. February 11th, 2007 at 9:25 am Reply to this comment

    [...] at a greater rate than currently. In recent Association of American Publisher numbers, ebook sales have increased by [...]

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