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Bookstore sales up year on year

Oct 18 2011

After falling 4% in July, bookstore sales posted unexpectedly strong gains in August, according to preliminary estimates released by the Census Bureau, rising 11.8%. With the gain in August, bookstore sales through August of 2011 were up 2.1% year on year, whereas total retail sales were up 8.0%.

Source: Publishers Weekly

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