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Bookstore Sales Jump in February
-- 5/18/98
Bookstore sales rose 9.6% in February, to $911 million, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The strong February showing was not quite enough to offset a weak January, when bookstore sales fell 9.5%. As a result, bookstore sales were down 3% in the two-month period, to $2.35 billion.

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