While adult book sales are down across the board, it’s nice to know a there’s a little bit of hope in the publishing industry. A recent Publisher’s Weekly article shows that YA and juvenile book sales are actually up a little over five percent.
Some have suggested that this rise in sales has a lot to do with Twilight fever, and the adult cross-over appeal the series has garnered. Regardless, it’s important to know who and what gets kids/teens interested in reading before we lose them all to a print-less future of touch screens and 24-hour Larry The Cable Guy-hosted news networks (ok, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but children are the future).
For more info on what these kids are reading, go to the article here.
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