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Related Links Bookstore Study To Be Announced at BookExpo America posted by Bibliofuture on Tuesday June 05, @04:32PM The following is a press release but still may be interesting to some. Anyone have any additional info on this study? Is more of the information on the web somewhere?Update: 06/05 22:34 GMT by B :The results of the Book Industry Study Group are in a later LISNews story, here ; they were announced at BookExpo AmericaWithin the book selling industry, strong pricing power exists for national chains and independent stores, but web-based sellers have significantly lower pricing power with consumers, according to a recent study conducted by Kanbay Research Institute (KRI). Strong ratings have allowed Independents to win a substantial share of consumers even though they make up only 9% of the market. The study, "Book Selling Demand Today," shows that although revenue growth is up in the book industry, same store sales is down, masking the need for organic growth in this industry. Article continued here.
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Related Stories Books Group predicts flat book sales through end of decade Group predicts flat book sales through end of decade : According to the latest report from the Book Industry Study Group, released Friday, dollar sales and the number of books sold will increase by small levels through 2011, rising by 3 percent or less each year. The book business totaled $35.7 billion in 2006, a 3 percent increase over the previous year. The number of books sold rose to 3.1 billion, an increase of just half of one percent. Competition from other media is stronger than ever, the overall economy remains tight and, says BISG senior researcher Albert N. Greco, the industry may be too old to expect truly dramatic expansion. Bookstore Study To Be Announced at BookExpo America | Log in/Create an Account | Top | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 0 comments 0: 0 comments 1: 0 comments 2: 0 comments 3: 0 comments 4: 0 comments 5: 0 comments Flat Nested No Comments Threaded The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. XML 
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