Published in: The Christian Science Monitor

". . . .Both men represent enthusiastic customers in one of the fastest-growing segments of the book industry: used books. Last year, US consumers spent more than $2.2 billion to buy 111 million used books. That's up 11 percent from 2003, according to a landmark study by the Book Industry Study Group. Most significantly, the growth is happening on the Internet. Online sales of used trade books -- those aimed at a general audience -- jumped 33 percent last year. By contrast, trade-book sales at traditional bookstores rose 4.6 percent. . ."

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