Book sales bounce over spring break

Written By: Philip Jones and Jenny Roper Publication Date: Wed, 27/04/2011 - 16:00 Book sales dropped 9% last week as the Easter weekend cut into retail time, but the market was still up on the same week last year with sales up 2.1%, a second consecutive week of year-on-year growth after a dismal March. Book sales through the Total Consumer Market were £23.6m after just shy of 3.3m books were sold in the week to 23rd April. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]

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