Worldwide, more books were sold last year than in any previous year. In particular, there were more cookbooks sold. For the first time ever, most of the cookbooks sold were not intended for beginners. Indeed, more cookbooks than ever were purchased by professional cooks. However, one of the few books available on every continent is a cookbook written for beginners, entitled Problem-Free Cooking.
Summary
Last year, more books were sold worldwide than ever before, especially cookbooks. For the first time ever, most of these cookbooks were not intended for beginners. In fact, more cookbooks than ever were bought by professional cooks. However, one cookbook for beginners, Problem-Free Cooking, is one of the few books available on every continent.
There could be an increasing demand for professional-level cookbooks.
There were more cookbooks sold last year that were not intended for beginners than in any other year.
There are few cookbooks that are available on every continent.
A
Last year there were more cookbooks sold that were not intended for beginners than in any previous year.
Strongly supported. More cookbooks were sold last year and, for the first time ever, the majority of these cookbooks were not intended for beginners. Thus, there were more cookbooks sold last year that were not intended for beginners than in any previous year.
B
The best-selling cookbook last year was a cookbook that was intended for beginners.
Unsupported. Problem-Free Cooking is intended for beginners and is available on every continent, but we do not know that it was the best-selling cookbook last year. We also do not know whether any other cookbook intended for beginners was the best-selling cookbook last year.
C
Sales of cookbooks intended for beginners were lower last year than in previous years.
Unsupported. Sales of cookbooks not intended for beginners surpassed the sales of cookbooks intended for beginners. But that does not mean that the sales of cookbooks intended for beginners were lower last year than in previous years.
D
Most of the cookbooks purchased last year that were not intended for beginners were purchased by professional cooks.
Unsupported. We know that professional cooks purchased more cookbooks than ever. But we do not know whether most of the cookbooks that were not intended for beginners were purchased by professional cooks. Perhaps beginners still purchased lots of non-beginner books.
E
Problem-Free Cooking sold more copies last year than did any cookbook written for professional cooks.
Unsupported. Problem-Free Cooking is available on every continent, but we do not know how many copies it sold or whether it sold more copies last year than any cookbook written for professional cooks.