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USA bookstore sales down 8.0% percent year on year to May

Jul 15 2014

USA bookstore sales continue their downward trend with May sales 7.5% lower year on year. Comparing the first five months of 2014 to 2013, bookstore sales are down 8.0% compared with a 3.4% rise in the entire retail segment.

Source: Publishers Weekly

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