June 11th, 2007
According to The Association of American Publishers, publishing sales in April showed a decrease of .3 percent but overall for the year sales are up 6.3 percent…so all is not quite the gloomy picture we keep hearing about. Unfortunately, adult paper back sales were down 3.2 percent for the month and 2 percent so far for the year. Adult hardcover had it tough in April losing 11.8 percent but for the year this category is actually up, 19.4 percent.
The winners? Childrens/YA, audio books, ebooks, and religious books. Read the entire press release here.
