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Carrie Bradshaw isn’t the only person who loves the smell of books. According to the Association of American Publishers, the eReader market is down across the globe, with $22 billion coming from print copies compared to $2 billion for eBooks in 2019.
“While the world went virtual, many people took solace in the comfort of holding a ‘real’ book,” says best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews. “Also, indie bookstores were prompted by the pandemic to take mail order sales seriously, refining their packing and shipping operations.”
Andrews will discuss this on the inaugural livestream of Prosé on June 1 at 4:30 pm.
– Vikki Locke, C2 Communications
