Print Decline Accelerated In 2011

The cannibalization of print by digital accelerated in 2011, with unit sales in the outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan falling 8.9% with one week to go in the year. The drop in print sales was double that of 2010, when units fell 4.5%. The decline from 2010 to 2011 sped up in all major categories and formats, and the categories where digital sales are having the greatest impact on the sale of print books didn’t change—adult fiction and mass market paperback. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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