Religious book sales have continued their rise, according to the latest monthly figures from the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Sales were reported to the AAP by 77 publishers, including 22 religion publishers.
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Religious book sales were up 6.9% in November net sales over the same month last year, to $56.2 million, and up nearly 9% year-to-date over 2010 ($592.7 million).
Major categories that made gains in November were children's/young adult hardcover (up 67.4% to $105.7 million, down 3% year-to-date to $613.4 million); e-books (up nearly 66% in November to $77.3 million and up 123.4% year-to-date to $885 million); and downloaded audiobooks (up 10.3% for November to $7.2 million and nearly 26% year-to-date to 89.5 million). Audiobooks, however, were down 1% for the month and down 9.4% year-to-date.
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SOURCE: Christian Retailing
