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E-Books Pick up Steam as Paperback and Hardcover Sales Slide

by Lee Bains on March 21, 2011 at 10:45 AM

kindleAmericans are increasingly doing their reading on screens, according to the Association of American Publishers. From January 2010 to January 2011, e-book sales more than doubled, increasing by 116-percent to $69.9 million. By contrast, hardbacks and paperbacks fell by 11.3- and 19.7-percent, to $49.1 million and $83.6 million respectively. By our calculations, ten years from now, "turn the page" will signify nothing more than a Bob Seger song.

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