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  Ebook sales rise 130% in November

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  eBook Sales Increased 112 Percent in October

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  eBook Export Net Sales Up 332.6% For U.S. Publishers

  1127 readersU.S. trade publishers are seeing huge growth in English language eBook sales to other countries. According to a new report from the Association of American Publishers, eBook net sales revenue for 2011 was $21.5 million, which was up 332.6% from 2010. The press release explains more: “…this represents 3.4 million eBook units sold in 2011,

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  Foreign E-Book Sales Increase 333% For U.S. Publishers in 2011

  777 readersBy Jeremy Greenfield, Editorial Director, Digital Book World, @JDGsaid Foreign e-book sales for U.S. publishers turned a corner in 2011, according to a new report. Sales of e-books by U.S. publishers to readers in other countries increased to $21.5 million in 2011 from $4.9 million in 2010, a 333% increase, according to a report released today from the

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  eBook Sales Up 105% in July

  1686 readers The American Association of Publishers has just released the preliminary figures for book, audiobook, and eBook sales in the US market for the month of July 2011 (chart embedded above). Total reported eBook sales were up slightly from June ($82 million vs $80 million), and the July sales were up 105 percent compared to last July