State of the Computer Book Market 2008, Part 1: The Market
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"Retailers such as Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon make
up the lion's share of these sales.
"Book Market Performance
"Before we get to the specifics of the computer book market,
let's get some context by looking at the whole book market for the
Week ending 12/28/2008. Everything that is printed, bound and sold
like a book, from Harry Potter and The Tales of Beedle the Bard to
Breaking Dawn and Outliers is represented in the table below."
"Remember this data is from Bookscan's weekly top 3,000 titles
sold. Bookscan measures actual cash register sales in bookstores.
Simply put, if you buy a book in the United States, there's a high
probability it will get recorded in this data. Retailers such as
Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon make up the lion's share of
these sales.
"Book Market Performance
"Before we get to the specifics of the computer book market,
let's get some context by looking at the whole book market for the
Week ending 12/28/2008. Everything that is printed, bound and sold
like a book, from Harry Potter and The Tales of Beedle the Bard to
Breaking Dawn and Outliers is represented in the table below."
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