Sunday, August 21, 2016 Book sales tumble by 20% so far in 2016Buenos Aires City has more bookstores per capita than any other major city in the world. “In January 2016 sales in bookstores declined up to 30 percent, then the situation improved a bit because of the sales for Father’s day. If there is no general predisposition for buying, it will also affect book sales,” he added. “If you compare book prices to any other prices you won’t see that they jumped dramatically,” said Barrella. Great expectationsAll experts agree that despite the current fall in general sales, sometimes the book industry also depends on the expectation of the readers regarding new releases.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 21, 2016 00:11 UTC