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Q: How many books were sold last year? What was the average price of a book?

The Information Today publication The Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, has a section called "Book Sales Statistics" which is prepared by the Association of American Publishers. In-depth purchasing information is compiled by the Book Industry Study Group for its annual Book Industry Trends publication.

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