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Helped by an extra Saturday of sales compared to 2021, unit sales of print books rose 10% the week before Christmas over the week ended December 25, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. All six major categories posted increases.
Unit sales of print books had one of their best weeks of the year last week, but it wasn’t quite enough to top sales from a year ago. As a result, unit sales fell 4.1%, marking one of the smallest declines this fall.