The phrase "volume of books" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to refer to an assortment of books, either physical or digital. Example: I was impressed by the vast volume of books my friend had in her library.
But for sheer volume of books, cultural impact and accumulated readership, none of those families come close to the Kings.
WHAT IS PERHAPS most remarkable about the Patterson empire is the sheer volume of books it produces.
The volume of books sold is not dented by rival DVD sales on the opposite aisle, according to research carried out by Amber Entertainment.
Nowadays, the volume of books printed is going down, but the impact has been [great] only on specific bookstores and publishers," he says.
But little can prepare you for the Booker: not just the sheer volume of books submitted, but the sense that you are about to be partly responsible for making an indelible mark on the literary landscape.
PAGE A25 DARK PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT In a review of Bob Woodward's fourth volume of books on the Bush White House, "The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008," MichiKakutaniani writes that Mr. Woodward "reaches a damning conclusion about the presidency of George W. Bush".
Vikrant Mathur, associate director of Nielsen Book, India, said the volume of book sales grew by 45 percent during the first half of 2011.
Last month the group blog Book Riot used the crowd-funding website Kickstarter to raise $25,000 for a volume of book recommendations.
A paltry "two or three hundred volumes" of books, negligently arranged, filled a bookshelf.
Among the assets the general disclosed in his financial statements were "100,000 volumes of books," "savings in various financial institutions," royalties from books and real estate investments.
When he got Back to Argentina, Twirl had purchased several bound volumes of books, which were piled up in the wine cellar of don Alejandro's house.
