I'm sure more will welcome indies, as they become an increasing
percentage of industry sales, and as [bookstore] systems develop to better deal with them.
Question: It seems that all of these device sales positions require several previous
years of industry sales experience.
And according to AAP, revenue for ebook sales grew 41 percent in 2012 alone, with ebooks accounting for 23
percent of industry sales today.
While that has happened to a large extent in music, (where last year physical CDs generated 32 %
of industry sales compared to 37 % for downloads and 27 % for streaming, according to the Recording Industry Association of American), in publishing, print books are holding steady in comparison.
Using data gathered from previous studies and U.S. Economic Census reports, economists Robert Pollin and Jeannette Wicks - Lim have found that at the standard
rate of industry sales growth the savings from a decrease in workforce turnover added to revenue generated from moderate annual 3 percent price increases could support a two - stage increase in the minimum wage from its current level of $ 7.25, first to $ 10.50 and then to $ 15 three years later.
We are excited to bring a variety of new, top quality retailers into this exceptionally vibrant retail environment that has continued to thrive with consistent high levels of traffic,
top of industry sales volumes and low vacancies,» said Randy Levinson of Shamrock Group
e-Books were not the format of choice during the summer months, as they only accounted for 21 %
of all industry sales.
(It's estimated that BookScan only reports about 75 - 80 %
of all industry sales.)