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US Book Sales Decrease By 20% In OctoberPosted at 5:27PM Saturday 13 Dec 2008 Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of October decreased by 20.1 percent at $644.5 million and were down by 3.4 percent for the year.The Adult Hardcover category was down by 25.0 percent in October with sales of $246.2 million; year-to-date sales were down by 13.1 percent. Adult Paperback sales decreased 23.0 percent for the month ($95.0 million) but increased by 4.1 percent for the year.The Adult Mass Market category was up 6.3 percent for October with sales totaling $65.3 million; sales were also up by 1.3 percent year-to-date.
Association of American Publishers press release
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