Sentence examples for share of book from inspiring English sources

"Amazon's huge gains in the market share of book sales seem to have leveled off," he said.

Amazon and the supermarkets are taking an increasing share of book sales, and the discounts they demand seem to make large publishers more and more wary of taking risks or permitting talented editors to follow their tastes.

In the last decade, as the discount chains have expanded exponentially from their roots in suburbs and small towns, they have increased their share of book sales by nearly 30percentt, improved their share of music sales by about 50percentt, and have come to dominate DVD sales.

The New York Post runs a digital mall, BusinessWeek's cyberstore lately touts towels, tennis balls and travel, and even the august New York Times hopes to rake in a share of book sales driven by its own reviews; such fees typically run 7% to 15%.

The company is spending more on promotion and marketing — in part, by signing up celebrities like Chicago chef Charlie Trotter and Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi for what the company calls "modest six-figure" advances and an undisclosed share of book royalties.

Mr. Menaker agrees, but says: "I don't know what the market share of book-books will be, 25percent, 755 percent, but people will never stop treasuring them.

Along the way, I've read more than my share of books by insiders, seeking hints of how the agency works — and doesn't.

STEPHEN RIGGIO, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, which is based in Manhattan, said the company would increase its 16percentt share of books sold in the United States.

Certainly, Henkes has written his share of books on the familiar hot-button topics — new siblings, first days of school, dead grandparents.

The new publishing season, like every season before, will no doubt bring us its share of books that are like shoe-tatters, shoe-patches, old stocking legs.

Devin, on the other hand, who also reads his share of books, is not as big a fan of the tech.