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Book Industry Insights

87%

of readers discover new books through online reviews

42%

increase in technical book sales last year

1.2M

new book titles published annually

63%

of adults read at least one book last year

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What Experts Are Saying

Miriam Torres
Miriam Torres

Psycholinguist

5.8

The book introduces compelling arguments about Books, but lacks some nuance when discussing graphics.

Review of Little Black Book of Ray-Tracing and Path-Tracing

Victoria Adams PhD
Victoria Adams PhD

Historical Novelist

4.5

Straight to the point, Vulkan Essentials makes understanding Books effortless and engaging.

Review of Vulkan Essentials

Isabelle Dawson PhD
Isabelle Dawson PhD

Anthropologist

4.2

I absolutely loved Inverse Kinematics Essentials! As someone passionate about kinematics, I found the author's perspective refreshing.

Review of Inverse Kinematics Essentials

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