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Luis Banuelos reads a copy of the 40th anniversary edition of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'To Kill A Mockingbird' in Chicago. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Ye olde book sales declining

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/07/2008, 10:06 a.m.

The latest book sensation, a young adult series on teen vampires may help some booksellers, but the industry overall is seeing a decline in the book-buying population. Two observers of the book industry over the decades look at all the factors changing the book industry.

Guests

Laura Miller: author of 2006 book, "Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption." She's an assistant professor of sociology at Brandeis University.

Albert Greco: professor of marketing at Fordham University and the author of ''The Book Publishing Industry.''

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