University press ebooks saw phenomenal growth in December,
climbing 158.9% at a time when the publishing industry saw overall net book sales
fall 7.3%.
According to the Association of American Publishers, net
book sales for the full year slipped 2.2% to $14.9 billion for the 1,193
publishers and distributed clients covered in the report.
University Press ebooks netted $1.1 million in sales, while
the sector's hardcover sales dipped 1.4% to $5 million and paperback sales
tumbled 6.1% to $7.3 million.
Despite the grim December, Shelf Awareness
reports trade publishing as a whole had a solid year, with adult book sales and
children's/YA making gains. University press sales rose 10% to $33 million in
2012.
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