PrepTest 92+, Section 1, Question 25
The rise of book megastores in the 1990s increased sales of best-sellers, but decreased sales of less commercial, more literary books. In 1986, best-selling hardcover titles accounted for about 7 percent of all hardcover sales. By 1996, that figure had nearly doubled. Megastores can offer deeper discounts than independent stores and offer their biggest discounts on best-selling hardcovers, which discourages sales of other hardcovers.
The rise of book megastores in the 1990s increased sales of best-sellers, but decreased sales of less commercial, more literary books. In 1986, best-selling hardcover titles accounted for about 7 percent of all hardcover sales. By 1996, that figure had nearly doubled. Megastores can offer deeper discounts than independent stores and offer their biggest discounts on best-selling hardcovers, which discourages sales of other hardcovers.
The rise of book megastores in the 1990s increased sales of best-sellers, but decreased sales of less commercial, more literary books. In 1986, best-selling hardcover titles accounted for about 7 percent of all hardcover sales. By 1996, that figure had nearly doubled. Megastores can offer deeper discounts than independent stores and offer their biggest discounts on best-selling hardcovers, which discourages sales of other hardcovers.
The rise of book megastores in the 1990s increased sales of best-sellers, but decreased sales of less commercial, more literary books. In 1986, best-selling hardcover titles accounted for about 7 percent of all hardcover sales. By 1996, that figure had nearly doubled. Megastores can offer deeper discounts than independent stores and offer their biggest discounts on best-selling hardcovers, which discourages sales of other hardcovers.
Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?
Bookstore customers are more likely to purchase a book that they have seen on a best-seller list than one that they have not.
In the 1990s, bookstore customers' most frequent purchases were books written by authors who had already written at least one best-seller.
In the 1990s, less commercial, more literary works increasingly had their initial publication in paperback editions rather than hardback editions.
By 1996, there were about 20 percent more titles in print than in 1986.
Books that are not expected to be best-sellers are featured more often in independent bookstores than in book megastores.
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