After rebounding to nearly flat at the end of the third quarter, trade sales as measured by the reporting AAP publishers fell $67.5 million in October, a decline of a 8.8 percent, at $701 million. The primary difference was significantly lower adult hardcover shipments — reflecting a new release schedule that pushed big fall books away from the election. Gross shipments to accounts of adult hardcovers were $71 million lower than a year ago, at $243 million. As we had predicted in the past, however, ebook sales finally look to have found their new level, following the completion of the […]
