May Sales Mixed
Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 7/16/2001
| Category | % Change May | % Change YTD |
| Adult Hardcover | 12.5 | -17.5 |
| Adult Paperback | -8.7 | -7.2 |
| Juvenile Hardcover | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| Juvenile Paperback | 8.2 | 12.8 |
| Audio Books | -5.2 | -12.8 |
| Univ. Pr. Hardcover | 14.2 | -1.3 |
| Univ. Pr. Paperback | 12.7 | -5.1 |
| Mass Market Paperback | 14.9 | 9.4 |
| Book Club | -32.8 | 9.1 |
| Mail Order | -18.3 | -15.9 |
| Professional | -15.4 | -14.3 |
| College Texts | 23.7 | 4.0 |
| School Texts | 23.0 | 15.1 |
| (Measured in $ sales against same time periods, 2000) Eight of the 13 publishing segments tracked by the AAP had a sales gain in May over May 2000, with sales in five segments down in the month. The two educational segments had the strongest May with sales increases of 23.7% for college and 23.0% for elhi; elhi's sales increase of 15.1% for the first five months of the year was the best in the industry. On the trade side, the adult hardcover segment had its third straight month of sales gains, although sales were still down 17.5% for the year to date. The mass market paperback segment continued its solid performance in 2001 with a 14.9% increase in May and a 9.4% gain in the first five months of the year. Book clubs had the worst month with sales off 32.8%, although sales in the segment were up 9.1% in the January through May span. | ||
