Post by cjm on Jul 29, 2016 16:38:04 GMT
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Printed book sales rise for first time in four years as ebooks decline
Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last year
Mark Sweney
@marksweney
Friday 13 May 2016 09.57 BST
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Sales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered their first ever decline.
Ebook sales fell by 1.6% to to £554m in 2015, the first drop recorded in the seven years industry body the Publishers Association has been monitoring the digital book market. Meanwhile, sales of printed books grew by 0.4% to £2.76bn.
“Digital continues to be an incredibly important part of the industry, but it would appear there remains a special place in the consumer’s heart for aesthetic pleasure that printed books can bring,” said Publishers Association chief executive Stephen Lotinga.
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Printed book sales rise for first time in four years as ebooks decline
Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last year
Mark Sweney
@marksweney
Friday 13 May 2016 09.57 BST
Last modified on Friday 13 May 2016 13.08 BST
This article is 2 months old
Comments
67
Sales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered their first ever decline.
Ebook sales fell by 1.6% to to £554m in 2015, the first drop recorded in the seven years industry body the Publishers Association has been monitoring the digital book market. Meanwhile, sales of printed books grew by 0.4% to £2.76bn.
“Digital continues to be an incredibly important part of the industry, but it would appear there remains a special place in the consumer’s heart for aesthetic pleasure that printed books can bring,” said Publishers Association chief executive Stephen Lotinga.
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