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Tagged: Amazon, book-sales, Borders
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It’s books, not gadgets, that is the top selling product online across the world. According to a new Nielsen report, 41% of internet users worldwide (48 countries) and 38% of US internet users (estimated 57.5 million) buy books online.

Nielsen expects this number to grow. Foner Books sales statistics show that 2007 sales numbers for Amazon sales are beating out Borders, $3.58 billion v. $3.41 billion respectively.

Via 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. Email this author | All posts by Jane

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