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$2,000,000,000
$2,000,000,000 -- annual book purchases by libraries for US libraries (2013)
Libraries in the US purchase approximately $2,000,000,000 in books annually.
- Approximate figure reported by American Library Association and Book Industry Study Group
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$2,000,000,000
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2013
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B
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75
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
American Library Association and Book Industry Study Group
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The Book Shepherd’s Blog … Practical Advice, Strategies and Resources for Authors and Books
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American Library Association and Book Industry Study Group
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US libraries: $2,000,000,000 annual book purchases by libraries. Source: American Library Association and Book Industry Study Group (2013). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-library-book-purchases-2-billion
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