From: Elizabeth Bluemle <ehbluemle_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:05:11 -0500

Yes, Katelyn, so true. Excellent points.

I will add that 95%+ of the customers for YA books at my bookstore are teens and teachers/ibrarians of and for teens.

There's a robust 2-5% of sales, I'd say, to adults reading YA for their own pleasure.

Elizabeth



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