Book Sales Up

Some hopeful news in these rough economic times from RWA eNotes:

Book Sales Increase at Start of 2008

According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), book sales in January 2008 rose 7.2% to $745 million (based on domestic net sales at 79 publishers as reported to AAP).
http://www.publishers.org/main/PressCenter/January08StatsRelease.htm

• Adult paperbacks sales rose 37.6% (with sales of $135.2 million)
• Children's/YA paperbacks were up 28.2% ($34 million)
• E-books rose 26.1% ($3.1 million)
• Adult Mass Market increased 17.3% ($65.3 million)
• Audio Books gained 16.8% ($13.5 million)
• Adult Hardcovers were up 4.2% ($94.4 million)