images.jpgPublishing Perspectives has an article about the German book chain Thalia. According to them its Oyo Reader was one of their top 5 bestselling products. Their ebook sales jumped 200% over last year.

Competitors experienced similar levels of success. Without stating specific figures, Weltbild CEO Klaus Driever told buchreport that the company sold through its fourth batch of the e-reader Aluratek Libre before Christmas. E-book sales also increased significantly for Libri, aided by the fact that the wholesaler added 11,000 new titles to its e-book program in the second half of 2010.

It needs to be noted that ebook sales, in total, in Germany are still very small, so the increase does not translate into high volumes. However, the upward trend is encouraging.

You can find the full story, in German, in Buchreport.

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