Another great article:

Until a couple of years ago, the Association of American Publishers lumped religious book sales into its “other” category. But religious publishing, while making up only about 5 percent of the consumer books sector, grew by 37 percent between 2002 and 2003, with total sales of $338 million. Figures for 2004 will be released in June.

Read more here: Retailers put faith in Christian books – 02/19/05:

Take a look at this quote from the recent Library Journal survey:

The popularity of genre fiction also continues unabated, with Christian fiction the runaway favorite in terms of increased interest (it was claimed by three-quarters of LJ’s respondents compared with 60 percent for mystery).

Read more at: Library Journal – Book Buying Survey 2005–The Turnaround