In 2002, the figure for adults' fictions came top with 45 million dollars, followed by that for children’s books and educational books. Afterwards, the sales of adults’ fictions decreased quickly to 37 million dollars. Despite a slight increase in the following year, they experienced a drop of 10 million dollars from 2004 to 2006.
By contrast, there was a big rise of 16 million dollars in the sales of children's books during this period. In 2002, they were 33 million dollars and ended up at 56 million dollars in 2006 when they were the highest among these three kinds of books.
When it comes to the figure for educational books, it fluctuated between 2002 and 2006. It was the smallest at the beginning (25 million dollars), although it exceeded the figure for adults, fictions in the end (33 million dollars).
Overall, the sales of children’s books and educational books rose markedly while the popularity of adults’ fictions dropped.
In 2002, the figure for adults'
fictions
came top with 45
million
dollars
, followed by that for children’s
books
and educational
books
. Afterwards, the sales of adults’
fictions
decreased
quickly
to 37
million
dollars
. Despite a slight increase in the following year, they experienced a drop of 10
million
dollars
from 2004 to 2006.
By contrast, there was a
big
rise of 16
million
dollars
in the sales of children's
books
during this period. In 2002, they were 33
million
dollars
and ended up at 56
million
dollars
in 2006 when they were the highest among these three kinds of books.
When it
comes
to the figure for educational
books
, it fluctuated between 2002 and 2006. It was the smallest at the beginning (25
million
dollars)
, although it exceeded the figure for adults,
fictions
in the
end
(33
million
dollars).
Overall
, the sales of children’s
books
and educational
books
rose
markedly
while the popularity of adults’
fictions
dropped.