Bookselling By the Numbers

by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 5/30/2005

$511,000: Total sales of Amazon.com in 1995

$2.6 billion: Sales in Amazon's North America media group in 2004

4,496: Number of ABA individual store members in 1995

1,703: Number of ABA individual store members in 2005

$1.8 billion: Combined superstore sales of B&N and Borders in 1995

$6.7 billion: Combined superstore sales of B&N and Borders in 2004

$1.7 billion: Combined mall store sales of Dalton & Waldenbooks in 1995

$956 million: Combined mall store sales of Dalton & Waldenbooks in 2004

$303 million: AMS sales through Costco and Sam's Club in 1995

$537 million: AMS sales through Costco and Sam's Club in 2003

80,000: Total sq. footage of independent bookseller Joseph-Beth's two stores in 1995

241,000: Total sq. footage of Joseph-Beth's eight stores in 2005

500,000: Number of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, videos and video games for sale on Overstock.com

1,173,698: Number of "gallery" items for sale on eBay when searching on the word "book"