Are U.S. Bookstores Finally Turning The Page?

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The infographic below shows the sales of bookstores in the US during the first half of the year from 2009 to 2016. After a number of years in decline, sales finally started to pick up again in 2015 when there was a 1.9 percent increase on the previous year. Far from a flash in the pan, sales increased again in H1 2016 by an impressive 6.1 percent.

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This chart shows bookstore sales in the first half of the year in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016

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