By David Hancock on August 23rd, 2010

Canadian Sales Down in Second Quarter

Canadian book sales fell in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter last year, both in the number of books sold and the value of the sales, according to new figures from BookNet Canada. Overall, the market was down 4.1% in unit volume and 4.3% in sales in the quarter. The fiction category fared best, up 5.1% in sales, but it dipped 0.6% in units. Nonfiction was down 6% in volume and 7.1% in value. Juvenile was down 8.6% in units and 12.9% in dollars.

First quarter figures were also down compared with the same quarter in 2009.

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David Hancock is reported to be the future of publishing and is the Founder of Morgan James Publishing and The Ethan Awards. David has co-authored ten books including "Guerrilla Marketing for Writers", "The Entrepreneurial Author" and "The Best of Guerrilla Marketing". David also sits on the Advisory Board of the National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence and serves on the Executive Board of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg.

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