E-Book Sales Grow in May, Audio… Not so Much

According to the latest news from the Association of American Publishers, book sales for the month of May decreased by 1.8 percent at $670 million and were down by 0.7 percent for the year.

However, even though houses seem to be giving away free e-books left and right, e-books sales continued to rise in May, seeing a 24.3 percent increase for the month ($3.3 million); the category posted an increase of 34.1 percent for the year. Meanwhile Audio Book sales dropped 38.0 percent in May after April’s 1.7 percent gain, with sales totaling $12.6 million; sales for the whole year were down by 19.7 percent.

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