Book Sales Fell 1.8% last year, AAP Says – Publishers Weekly

Of course, this doesn’t include used book sales, but any drop in book sales is a bad sign. The only silver lining is that the dropoff wasn’t as steep as the previous year.

Book sales fell 1.8% in 2009 to $23.9 billion, according to estimates released this morning by the Association of American Publishers. Figures are based on reports from 86 publishers who participate in the AAP’s statistics program and Bureau of the Census data. The decline in 2009 follows a 2.6% drop in 2008.

Book Sales Fell 1.8% in 2009, to $23.8 Billion, AAP Says – 2010-04-07 14:12:29 | Publishers Weekly.

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