British book exports to India grew from £8,725 to £313,772 between 1791 and 1860

Evidence

The value of books exported from Britain to India rose dramatically between 1791 and 1810, from £8,725 to £66,180; by the early 1860s this had grown to £313,772. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 630

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 630
• XREF: connects to: British troops in India were the first in the world to get permanent libraries — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 625