Cheap classics boom as rest of book trade struggles
While recession bites elsewhere, sales of Wordsworth Editions' £1.99 classics have surged
As the winds of recession sweep across the UK, a story of the decadent rich in New York has beaten the gloom, with a £1.99 edition of The Great Gatsby selling 232% more than last year.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 9 December, 2011
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