Who's buying what at bookstores?

Despite the downturn in the economy - look! I didn't say "recession"! - book sales are up for the first part of 2008, according to PW Daily, which reports March sales were up 1.3 percent. Sales have increased every month so far in 2008, though March boasted the smallest leap. PW Daily says that numbers for the bookstore segment (up 5.1 percent in the first quarter) are higher than the rest of the retail segment (up 3.9 percent in the quarter).

I dunno. Probably just means sales of coffee are on the rise.