Good news alert: 2009 sales up so far, says BookNet
After a Canadian holiday retail season that could have been much worse, some (well, this Quillblogger) thought the recession’s effects would really start to make themselves felt in the new year. So far, though, Canadian bookselling looks to be holding up surprisingly well.
According to a BookNet Canada release, Canadian book sales in January were actually up 10% over January 2008. That refers to unit sales, but dollar value is up, too, by 6%. The trend is basically holding steady for February, as well. For the six weeks ending Feb. 15, unit sales were up 9% over last year, and dollar value rose by 6%.
To arrive at a year-over-year comparison, BookNet used a subset of 665 reporting retailers, avoiding any who came on board only in 2008. Currently BookNet tracks sales from more than 1,000 retail sources.
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