{"id":3791,"date":"2016-01-05T04:52:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2016-01-05T04:52:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:52:14","slug":"print-books-are-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=3791","title":{"rendered":"Print Books Are Selling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you see the news in Publishers Weekly this week? Print sales are up\u2014yes, again. Those of you who prefer the ease and thrift of publishing only ebooks, take note. Those who stubbornly produce print as well, rejoice. The print book is not dead. According to Nielsen BookScan, sales were up 2.8% in 2015. Sales rose 2.4% in 2014. 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