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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 03:42 PM America/New_York |
 Sales of religious books sharply decreased, by 18.4%, in September, following a yearlong trend as overall book sales increased by 12.3% to $1.26 billion and were up by 3.6% for the year, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP).
The month's sales for religious books were $67.4 million, with the category's sales down by 10.6% for the year. Sales of religious books have been on a steady decline, decreasing 13.8%, 9.3%, 22%, 12%, 7.1%, 11.4%, 19% and 9% in August, July, June, May, April, March, February and January, respectively.
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