For the fifth year in a row, UK
book revenue is down, as consumers switch from print to digital formats and
from physical shops to online retailers, even for print purchases.
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Research is showing that book
sales around the world are in general decline and in some countries people
are said to have simply stopped reading. What's to blame?
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
UK Book Buyers Spend Less, But Still Loyal to Print
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