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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Thursday, 24 September 2009 03:56 PM America/New_York |
 Sales of religious books decreased 9.3% in July, continuing a yearlong trend as overall book sales increased by 2% to $1.54 billion, according to The Association of American Publishers (AAP).
The month's sales for religious books were $42.4 million, with the category's sales down by 8.1% for the year. Sales of religious books have been on the decline, decreasing 22%, 12%, 7.1%, 11.4%, 19% and 9% in June, May, April, March, February and January, respectively.
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