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Real Books Sales Up 7%, eBooks Down 4%
- eMarketer, Thursday, March 16, 2017 8:04 AM
Books sales in the UK rose 6% last year, buoyed by increased purchases of physical books. In the digital realm, ebook sales fell by 4%, but ecommerce expanded its share of the country’s overall book business. According to Nielsen Book data, announced in time for the start of this week’s London Book Fair, 2016’s gain in overall book sales was helped by a 7% increase in physical sales.
