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Hachette reports a 'blockbuster' Christmas for e-book sales

03.01.12 | Charlotte Williams

Hachette has reported a "blockbuster Christmas for e-books", selling more than 100,000 e-books in the UK on Christmas Day, and "many more" in international markets.

The figure echoes that of HarperCollins, which reported selling more than 100,000 e-books in the UK as well as international territories such as Australia and New Zealand.

Hachette UK group head of digital George Walkley said sales leapt by more than 400% on Christmas Day, compared to Christmas Eve, with sales "remaining very strong" throughout the festive period. He described December overall as a "very good month" for e-books.

He said bestselling titles came from across the genres, and included Patricia Cornwell's Red Mist (Little, Brown), Sarah Winman's When God Was a Rabbit (Headline), and Michael Connelly's The Fifth Witness (Orion).

He declined to comment on sales through specific retailers, and said more sales data was still in the process of being collected.

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By nicolemar

For a long time, I swore I would never get an e-reader. Books are such joyful objects. They are fun to hold, it feels good to flip pages, and they even smell good. But then last year, a friend let me use his Kindle and I quickly decided e-readers were not so bad after all. This year, I got one of my own for Christmas and I am already having a blast with it. I suggest that anyone who isn`t familiar with e-readers to check one out. I found some helpful e-reader reviews here. They were very helpful.

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