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December 22, 2015By Michael Cader

Which Print Is Back, Where? A Nuanced View of 2015 Stats So Far

December 22, 2015By Michael Cader

It’s a little too soon to close the books on trade publishing statistics and trends for the year, with reporting for the two biggest sales weeks still to come, but the “good year for print books” meme has been going strong since September and will continue through other popular accounts in the weeks to come. This turns out to be deja vu all over again, as we note from our own archives that the exact same “print is back” story was in circulation this time a year ago — when Nielsen Bookscan 2014 year-end numbers showed total print sales across […]

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