The Book Publishing Industry Is Alive And Kicking

[The rise of the ebook has not diminished the print book, if these figures and interpretations are correct. And they are in line with my personal view that e and print will share an expanded market pretty equally in 30 years. These figures are for the US, and are more positive for print than I expected.]

The Book Publishing Industry Is Alive And Kicking
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Book sales way up from two decades ago, book circulation and library membership across the US are at their highest ever
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/31902
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2011/2/7publishing.html
'...Their findings provide proof that not only are books very much alive, but that reading is in exceptionally good shape-and that the book-publishing industry, while undergoing some significant changes, is, on the whole, in good health....'
'...The decline from the all-time high of 2009 can't be overlooked, but it's worth remembering-in 2010, in the middle of a crippling recession, with unemployment in the double digits, people still bought more than 750 million books. ...'
http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/the-book-publishing-industry-is-alive-and-kicking.html


Joseph Harris is Smile Poet
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