UK Printed book sales plummet as the e-reader grows in popularity

A new chapter in publishing: Printed book sales plummet as the e-reader grows in popularity

The rise of e-readers – such as Kindle – is thought to be behind a slump in sales of the printed novel in the UK, figures have revealed.
In the first eight weeks of 2012, Britons bought 7.6million printed novels – almost two-and-a-half million fewer than books bought in the same period in 2011.
The slump – which does not include non-fiction and children’s books – coincides with a jump in sales of e-readers, which include Kindle and iPads.