His sources for information included the United States Census Bureau, the American Booksellers Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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In late August, the three-year-old company announced a deal with the AmericanBooksellersAssociation, whose 1, 600 members will have the chance to sell Kobo devices, accessories and e-books in their 2, 000 independent stores.
After Google announced that it was cancelling its program this past spring, Kobo swooped in and signed a deal with the AmericanBooksellersAssociation to provide e-readers, tablets and ebooks for them to sell.