Russ Grandinetti, the Amazon vice-president, says the Kindle has boosted book sales over all.
Partial figures gathered by the International Digital Publishing Forum suggest e-book sales are doing well.
Publishers have largely resisted e-book library lending because they're concerned it might undermine their own e-book sales.
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According to Nielsen Bookscan, only 23% of total dead-tree book sales this year come from hardcover books.
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In 2009, public libraries accounted for just 1.3% of total book sales, down from 4.3% in 1989.
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Because of the difficulty of estimating how many doses were sold, returned, or discounted, MedImmune couldn't book sales.
Sales of Nook devices rose 45% this past fiscal year, and e-book sales for the Nook rose 119%.
The company has spent heavily on promoting its e-book reader, the Nook, and e-book sales in its stores.
That business includes the Nook devices, digital-book sales, accessories, magazine and newspaper sales, app sales and sales of warranties.
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Physical book sales saw a drop in value, dipping 0.4% year on year.
That figure overwhelmingly consists of his radio earnings, although a small percentage comes from his website and book sales.
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Newspapers, magazines and book sales have declined across the board and in some cases physical versions have disappeared entirely.
The rise of the media don has, in any case, been accompanied by a rapid rise in book sales.
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Overall U.S. book sales, which include school textbooks, have averaged 4.4% growth annually since 2002, according to the American Association of Publishers.
Optimists think online book sales will reach 8% of the market by 2000.
Meanwhile, publishers and booksellers are crumpling in the face of online book sales.
He's found many people don't even remember the incident, which may bode well for future employment, if not book sales.
Until such saviors arrive, IPOs in these post-bubble days will have to do old-fashioned work: Find customers and book sales.
Even though Adam has delivered this speech maybe a hundred times to boost book sales, he delivered fresh new insights.
Even the smallest independent bookstore will have access to a sophisticated electronic-book sales service with a vast selection of titles.
There are used movie and book sales, sure, but those are overshadowed by each respective industry moving their products online.
Net Minds keeps about 20 percent of book sales, and the author controls how to distribute his 80 percent share.
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The settlement allows publishers to negotiate limits on how much retailers can discount, ensuring retailers can't lose money overall on e-book sales.
Literary lists, she says, have a role to play beyond book sales.
Nielsen BookScan data tracks about 85% of the nation's physical book sales based on information supplied by national retailers and independent booksellers.
In contrast, physical book sales experienced the lowest Dec. growth rate in their 17 years as a book seller, up just 5%.
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The company has offset shrinking book sales which shrunk to near 2002 levels last year, by consistently increasing its market share.
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Ogorek predicts that will change in the months to come, once the self-published books have time to develop traction and credible book sales.
In contrast, our physical book sales experienced the lowest December growth rate in our 17 years as a book seller, up just 5%.
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Both authors point to the tragedy of her career even though her book sales turned her into a multimillionaire and a cultural icon.
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