Book sales hit a record as children's fiction gains in popularity 儿童小说帮助英国图书销量创下新高

Play audio file 文字稿 英国出版商协会（ Publishers  Association ）发布的最新年度报告显示，去年儿童书籍帮助英国图书销售创下 35 亿英镑的新纪录。虽然电子阅读器越来越普及，但电子书籍的销售额却下降至 5.38 亿英镑。报告中提到，健身类和自助书籍深受读者喜爱。非小说类书籍的销量增长了 9% ，而小说类书籍的销量却下降了 7% 。请听  Rory Cellan-Jones  的报道。

With the rise of the Kindle and other e-readers, it did once look as though the publishing industry was going to suffer a period of severe digital disruption.

But last year, sales of physical books rose by 8%, with readers showing particular enthusiasm for non-fiction and children’s books. Meanwhile, there was a 17% fall in sales of consumer e-books, although online journals, academic titles and audio books helped the publishing industry boost its overall digital revenues.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was the bestselling book of 2016, with 1.5 million copies sold. It seems parents are much happier seeing children reading on paper rather than screens.

词汇表 the rise of 崛起、兴起

severe 严重的

digital disruption 电子（书籍）引起的（市场）干扰

enthusiasm 热情

【Book sales hit a record as children's fiction gains in popularity 儿童小说帮助英国图书销量创下新高】相关文章：

★ Sweet potato and malnutrition, British polar research ship 红薯改善营养不良, 英极地科考船

★ 冬季：各类保暖服饰的说法

★ Do we need to attend lectures? 大学生是否需要听讲座式课程？

★ Pregnancy alters woman's brain 'for at least two years' 初次怀孕对女性大脑的影响“至少持续两年”

★ Lunchtime dilemma 午饭时间的“选择困难症”

★ 英式英语和美式英语：相同表达中措词的区别

★ Sharing waste food and steepest street 剩余食材再利用、最陡的街道

★ 新年：年末回顾时可以用到的英语表达

★ Gap in children's health levels in the UK raises concern 英国儿童健康水平差距引起担忧

★ Driverless cars 无人驾驶汽车