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Data Nugget: Independent Booksellers’ Seven Years of Growth
The growth of the independent booksellers industry over a seven-year period.
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Despite predictions to the contrary, Amazon and e-reader technology have not led to the total annihilation of independent, brick-and-mortar bookstores. Membership in the American Booksellers Association, in fact, has risen for seven straight years, up 27 percent from 2009 to 2016, with store locations up even more. CEO Oren Teicher credits the “buy local” movement and efforts such as IndieCommerce, ABA’s e-commerce platform for independent bookstores, among factors contributing to its growth.
2009: 1,651
2011: 1,823
2012: 1,900
2013: 1,971
2014: 2,094
2015: 2,227
2016: 2,311
* No 2010 store data provided
Source: American Booksellers Association
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