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Friday, June 24, 2011

EBook numbers rise

According to AAP figures ebook sales for trade books continue to rise, now accounting for just under 19% of all trade sales (from reporting publishers) in April, and 22.1% of reported sales for the first quarter. Even with growth in ebook sales, overall sales in trade were down by just over 10 percent from the prior year.

Where have all the readers gone?