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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Monday, 26 January 2009 02:22 PM America/New_York |
 Reflecting the sinking economy, sales of religious books decreased 9% in November, while all book categories were down 14.4% for the month, according to the Association of American Publishers.-
- The month’s sales for religious books were $47.8 million, while the category’s sales were down 10.4% for the year. Sales of religious books also decreased 25.6%, 11.8% and 10.8% for the months of October, September and August, respectively.
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The Adult Hardcover category was down by 13.9% in November with sales of $164.5 million, while year-to-date sales decreased by 13.3%. Adult Paperback sales decreased 13% for the month, posting $95.4 million in sales, but sales increased by 2.9% for the year. 
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