Industry Statistics: Articles of Interest Bookstore Sales Surge Ahead in March June 07, 2001 Bookstore sales in March registered an impressive 17.7 percent increase over March 2000. Bookstore Sales Move Forward in February April 27, 2001 Bookstore sales continued strong in February. Preliminary February figures of $1,168 million exceeded the $1,090 million performance of February 2000 by 7.2 percent. Strong January Bookstore Sales Performance March 29, 2001 Bookstore sales showed strength in January in the face of a softening trend in the nation�s economy. Book Sales Flat in 2000 March 08, 2001 Consumer book sales grew in 2000, but just barely. Spending reached $12.6 billion on trade titles, up not quite one percent from 1999, according to the latest Ipsos-NPD �BookTrends� study. December Bookstore Sales Show Slight Gain February 23, 2001 December bookstore sales of $2,019 million amounted to a slight 2.7 percent gain over the $1,966 million recorded in December of 1999. November Bookstore Sales Maintain Lead over '99 January 26, 2001 November bookstore sales of $1,168 million registered a respectable 9.1 percent gain over the $1,071 million recorded in November of 1999 Bookstore Sales for October Barely Ahead of '99 January 05, 2001 October Bookstore sales of $1,067 million eked out a 0.7 percent gain over the $1,001 million recorded the previous October. Bookstore Sales for September December 01, 2000 September bookstore sales of $1,461 million came in 20.1 percent ahead of the previous year. Robust Bookstore Sales for August November 04, 2000 Retail book sales appear to be continuing strong for 2000. Independent Bookstores With Book Sense Show Steady Sales Gains September 15, 2000 ABA announced this week that independent bookstores participating in the Book Sense national marketing program have seen steady increases in revenue over the past 18 months. Next articles Previous articles Find more articles about this topic on news.BookWeb.orgs.