Bookstore Sales Continue To Drop

This morning, Publishers Weekly posted a short article indicating that bookstore sales are down again, for the fifth month in a row. I think the article also contrasts this with retail sales which are up.

I never know quite what to make of information like this. For example, it doesn’t tell me if all book sales are up, down or sidewise. I can’t tell if these numbers include online bookstores or only brick and mortar. I’m not sure what that would tell me even if it was clear.

I’m reasonably sure it doesn’t include things like ebooks and self-published books.

My point? Good question. Although I find such studies mildly interesting, I don’t find them important as far as my own freelance writing career is concerned. Nor does “the market” say anything about my income. Those are up to me and have much more to do with my attitude and my connection with the Devine.

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