The AAP released a belated StatShot report with sales statistics from their roughly 1,200 reporting publishers for the month of January 2016. (Yes, the AAP is about two months behind their normal schedule for these monthly reports.) Their data shows a weak start to 2016 for the reporting group, with overall trade sales of $450.6 million down almost $79 million, or 14.9 percent, from $529.5 million a year ago. Adult sales were down more in dollars, at $338.9 million, down 50.3 million, while children’s and young adult sales were down more in percentage terms, at $111.7 million down 13.6 percent […]
