Published in The New York Times

"...On Tuesday two industry groups released the long-awaited preliminary findings from a survey measuring the size and scope of the book business. The analysis showed growth in both revenues and units sold for publishers of all sizes, despite declines in both hardcover and paperback sales.

Dominique Raccah, the publisher of Sourcebooks, a midsize publisher in Naperville, Ill., said her sales are already up more than 20 percent so far this year over the same period in 2011.

"The industry is beginning to figure it out," Ms. Raccah said. "A lot of the water-cooler conversation here is negative. But the book industry is actually growing. And it looks like the majority of book publishers are experiencing growth in this environment."

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