Industry Statistics: Articles of Interest Independent Bookstore Sales Continue Upward Trend May 20, 2005 2004 Figures Surpass Previous Two Years', While Industry Remains Flat The Current World of Online Shopping February 11, 2002 The boom days of online shopping are over and reality has set in. Many online retailers and their suppliers are history, yet the future is very bright for online business strategies of traditional retailers including independent booksellers. September Bookstore Sales Manage Modest Growth November 30, 2001 Considering the events of September 11, bookstore sales in September must be considered quite respectable. Bookstore Sales Surge in August November 15, 2001 Bookstore sales in August improved over the previous August by an impressive 20.1 percent. Overall Book Sales Up Slightly for First Six Months of '01 November 01, 2001 Book sales for the first six months of 2001 grew a very modest one percent in dollars and units, according to market information provider Ipsos-NPD, Inc. July Book Sales Healthy October 11, 2001 Bookstore sales in July registered a creditable increase of 4.5 percent over the previous July. Bookstore Sales Hold up Nicely in June August 23, 2001 Preliminary bookstore sales of $1,257 million for June 2001 exceeded the $1,191 million performance of June 2000 by 5.5 percent. New Study Looks at African-American Book Buyers August 09, 2001 African-American book buyers are heavy consumers of fiction, are usually making their purchases at a chain store, and are generally eschewing national bestseller lists in favor of personal recommendations, according to a new study recently released from the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. Bookstore Sales Remain Healthy in May July 26, 2001 Preliminary bookstore sales of $1,242 million for May 2001 exceeded the $1,166 million performance of May 2000 by 6.5 percent. Bookstore Sales Continue to Outpace Overall Retail June 21, 2001 Preliminary bookstore sales of $1,106 million for April 2001 came in a respectable 8.0 percent ahead of the $1,024 million registered in April 2000. Next articles Find more articles about this topic on news.BookWeb.orgs.