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Amazon says e-book sales surpass printed books

Amazon says e-book sales surpass printed books

Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said that, after less than four years of selling electronic books, it's now selling more of them than printed books. The online retailer said that since April 1, it has sold 105 e-books for every 100 printed books, including printed books for which there is no electronic edition. The comparison excludes free e-books, which would tip the scales further if they were included.

 

eBook Sales Increase Nearly 116% In January, Paperback Sales Plunge Nearly 31%

eBook Sales Increase Nearly 116% In January, Paperback Sales Plunge Nearly 31%

In January's Association of American Publishers (AAP) report, they revealed that eBook net sales went from last year's 32.4 million dollars to 69.9 million dollars, increasing by 115.8 percent.

 

Bookstore Sales Drop In July: Result Of eBook Sales?

Bookstore Sales Drop In July: Result Of eBook Sales?

The downward trend of bookstore sales continued in July with sales declining 2.3%, to $1.08 billion, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau

 

New Thriller Sells More eBooks Than Hardcovers

New Thriller Sells More eBooks Than Hardcovers

Weeks after Amazon.com said that it is now selling more electronic books than hardcovers, a leading book publisher said one of its prominent new titles is generating greater e-book unit sales than hardcover unit sales during its first week on sale.

 

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