Tablet sales will hit 1m in France this year - GfK

Written By: Barbara Casassus Market research firm GfK has predicted that 1 million tactile tablets will be sold in France this year. A total of 435,000 worth 220 million euros were sold here in 2010, a strong start for the new market. Although tablet sales for Christmas were reported not to have come up to expectations, GfK said they took off in France in December with a total of 160,000 units sold in that month alone. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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