Young Adult Books Attract Growing Numbers of Adult Fans (via PR Newswire)
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — More than half the consumers of books classified for young adults aren’t all that young. Fully 55% of buyers of works that publishers designate for kids aged 12 to 17 – nicknamed YA books — are 18 or older, with the largest segment aged 30 to…
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