BookStats has reported a half a percent increase in book sales in the US last year while e-books sales increased almost three fold in the same period. PaidContent has more on this.
Book sales in Australia are still resettling following the collapse of Red Group – Borders and Angus and Robertson. In the newsagency space, the remainder book market is challenged as the latest benchmark study shows.
Newsagents who want to be in books need to do it through a significant point of difference.