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421. Quantity of Books Sold and Value of U.S. Domestic Consumer Expenditures
[Includes all titles released by publishers in the United States and imports which appear under the imprints of American publishers(1,541 represents 1,541,000,000).Multi-volume
sets, such as encyclopedias, are counted as one unit]
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TYPE OF PUBLICATION
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UNITS SOLD (mil.)
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UNITS SOLD (mil.)
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UNITS SOLD (mil.)
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UNITS SOLD (mil.)
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CONSUMER EXPENDITURES (mil. dol.)
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CONSUMER EXPENDITURES (mil. dol.)
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CONSUMER EXPENDITURES (mil. dol.)
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AND MARKET AREA
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1975
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1980
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1975
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1980
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Total 1
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1,541
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1,856
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1,788
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1,798
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1,804
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1,871
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2,003
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2,005
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2,040
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2,051
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2,079
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2,132
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2,186
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2,219
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2,180
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2,254
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4,969
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8,854
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12,611
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13,333
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14,671
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16,111
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18,036
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19,043
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20,101
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21,224
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22,631
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23,911
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25,154
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26,152
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27,021
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28,786
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Hardbound, total
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526
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638
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694
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710
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738
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757
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826
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824
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838
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826
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810
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826
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827
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778
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788
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804
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3,276
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5,536
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7,969
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8,480
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9,326
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10,055
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11,243
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11,789
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12,398
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13,046
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13,834
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14,588
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15,011
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15,475
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16,175
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17,016
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Softbound, total
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1,015
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1,218
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1,094
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1,088
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1,066
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1,114
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1,177
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1,181
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1,202
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1,225
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1,269
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1,306
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1,359
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1,441
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1,392
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1,450
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1,693
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3,318
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4,642
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4,853
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5,345
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6,056
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6,793
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7,254
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7,703
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8,178
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8,797
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9,323
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10,143
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10,677
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10,846
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11,770
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Trade
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272
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487
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553
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563
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577
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610
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685
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705
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738
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760
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762
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812
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813
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816
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791
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831
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1,092
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2,349
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3,660
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3,878
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4,453
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5,070
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6,040
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6,498
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7,110
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7,793
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8,403
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9,271
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9,340
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9,502
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9,701
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10,350
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Adult
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182
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369
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360
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352
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357
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365
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404
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403
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412
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442
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463
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492
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465
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446
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457
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476
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866
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1,954
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2,871
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2,969
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3,399
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3,806
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4,520
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4,777
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5,147
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5,805
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6,465
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7,197
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7,060
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7,002
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7,339
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7,791
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Juvenile
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90
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118
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193
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210
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220
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244
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281
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301
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326
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319
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299
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320
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348
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370
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334
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355
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226
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395
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789
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910
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1,054
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1,264
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1,520
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1,721
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1,963
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1,988
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1,938
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2,074
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2,280
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2,500
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2,362
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2,558
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Religious
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96
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152
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134
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133
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128
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121
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124
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130
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135
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140
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139
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142
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148
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154
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157
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161
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358
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687
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926
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987
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1,104
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1,168
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1,274
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1,362
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1,476
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1,567
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1,610
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1,693
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1,792
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1,890
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1,958
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2,037
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Professional
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51
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103
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110
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117
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120
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125
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128
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131
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130
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135
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137
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142
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146
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144
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146
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150
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590
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1,453
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2,043
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2,208
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2,350
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2,573
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2,769
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2,957
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3,060
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3,326
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3,558
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3,867
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4,153
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4,277
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4,465
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4,751
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Bookclubs
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195
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127
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130
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126
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121
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112
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109
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108
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109
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106
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111
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116
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123
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132
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134
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138
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336
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473
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582
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591
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660
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671
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684
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705
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729
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722
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782
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850
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949
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1,061
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1,112
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1,176
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Elhi text
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257
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217
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234
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228
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207
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202
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213
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209
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206
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208
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225
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211
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237
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247
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280
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291
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683
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880
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1,415
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1,534
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1,633
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1,716
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1,909
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1,948
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1,974
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2,000
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2,237
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2,074
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2,384
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2,532
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2,911
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3,216
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College text
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84
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118
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110
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111
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119
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130
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136
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137
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133
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137
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135
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136
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142
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150
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154
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161
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635
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1,138
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1,575
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1,670
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1,803
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1,998
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2,144
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2,319
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2,329
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2,427
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2,493
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2,536
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2,708
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2,920
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3,110
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3,365
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Mail order publications
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85
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145
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121
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124
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128
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138
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152
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138
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132
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110
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102
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96
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92
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93
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83
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76
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321
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592
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650
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672
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679
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720
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822
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752
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755
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650
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621
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576
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578
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599
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539
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486
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Mass market paperbacks-rack sized
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491
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495
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382
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381
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391
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419
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441
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433
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443
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439
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452
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461
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470
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467
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419
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429
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651
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987
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1,244
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1,249
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1,411
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1,556
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1,693
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1,775
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1,923
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1,954
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2,106
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2,156
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2,322
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2,408
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2,220
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2,348
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General retailers
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595
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841
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829
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845
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864
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914
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994
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1,010
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1,049
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1,066
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1,077
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1,125
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1,145
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1,156
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1,098
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1,143
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1,565
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3,341
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5,103
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5,392
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6,117
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6,875
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7,914
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8,465
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9,195
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9,900
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10,650
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11,524
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11,888
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12,252
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12,332
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13,102
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College stores
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195
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242
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225
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225
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230
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243
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253
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255
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254
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261
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262
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269
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274
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277
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279
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291
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895
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1,603
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2,309
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2,430
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2,636
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2,904
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3,164
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3,403
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3,497
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3,710
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3,870
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4,070
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4,311
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4,529
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4,766
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5,122
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Libraries and institutions 2
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73
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93
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80
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81
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81
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82
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87
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88
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89
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91
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93
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97
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97
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97
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98
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102
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452
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846
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1,090
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1,161
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1,252
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1,361
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1,500
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1,592
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1,669
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1,788
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1,879
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2,028
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2,111
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2,165
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2,256
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2,394
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Schools 2
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309
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271
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260
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255
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236
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233
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246
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244
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241
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244
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259
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247
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273
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283
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313
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326
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845
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1,176
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1,685
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1,820
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1,946
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2,065
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2,290
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2,365
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2,416
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2,462
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2,702
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2,569
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2,896
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3,065
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3,446
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3,780
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Direct to consumers
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286
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328
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300
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299
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299
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302
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316
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304
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299
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282
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281
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284
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289
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300
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292
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293
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1,118
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1,764
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2,214
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2,309
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2,477
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2,638
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2,859
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2,901
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2,979
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3,002
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3,150
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3,322
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3,544
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3,744
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3,830
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3,989
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Other
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83
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80
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94
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94
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95
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97
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108
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104
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108
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107
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107
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110
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108
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108
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99
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99
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94
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124
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210
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220
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244
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267
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309
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316
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346
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361
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378
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397
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404
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397
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391
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399
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1 Types of publications include university presspublications and subscription reference works, not shown separately.
2 Elhi libraries included in schools.
Source: Book Industry Study Group, Inc., New York, NY, BookIndustry Trends, 1999, annual (copyright).
http://www.bisg.org/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/421_quantity_of_books_sold_and_value.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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