For the record - May 31, 2011
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Book Expo: In an article in the May 28 Calendar about Book Expo America, Dominique Raccah was quoted as saying that sales of books in bricks-and-mortar stores were up about 8% last year. If fact, she was speaking specifically of sales figures of her own company, Sourcebooks, in the first quarter of 2011.
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