Book sales bounced back in March after a slump in February, growing 4 percent year over year to $652 million, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report. Adult books sold $454 in the month, growing 3 percent, with $250 million in fiction (up 1 percent) and $204 million in nonfiction (up 6 percent). Hardcovers drove the lift, selling $454 million–a 21 percent jump from the same period last year–while paperbacks sold $151 million, ebooks registered $74.8 million, and digital audio accounted for $69.9 million. Children’s and YA book sales grew 7 percent to $198 million, with $160 million […]
