Weak start to 2011 for UK and US book trade

Written By: Benedicte Page and Philip Stone Publication Date: Mon, 11/04/2011 - 09:40 Book sales have slumped on both sides of the Atlantic as the British and American markets experienced year-on-year declines in the first quarter of 2011. Book sales in the UK were down 3.1% to £324m, with March the worst month, showing a dramatic 8.7% year-on-year drop (£8.98m) in sales, according to Nielsen BookScan. But value held up relatively well by comparison to volume sales, which dropped 5.5% to 44.5 million. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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