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November 2009 
BOOK INDUSTRY
Posted on Nov 10th, 2009
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sanmugan
sanmugan
An Open Book In a world which seems to be dominated by the Internet, readers have bemoaned what they see as the slow but certain demise of printed newspapers and books. Yet, over three billion books were sold in the US in 2007 and the number of children's books sold increased by over 10 percent, probably owing partially to Harry Potter. According to BookStatistics.com, about 27 percent of US adults did not read a single book for pleasure in 2007; in spite of that, book sales continue to grow and some 10,000 publishing companies are established every year. In 1789, William Hill Brown published what was considered to be the first American novel, The Power of Sympathy.
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Interesting! Love a
Thanks you very much even the present US President got his books sold.