Book 'em has a whole new meaning for The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice these days.

As the reality star and best-selling author awaits sentencing on charges of fraud, Breaking Celebrity News has learned that she can't depend on her literary ventures to pay her legal bills: Industry records show that sales of Giudice's books have been dismal since her legal troubles unfolded, with sales of her most recent title falling more than 97% as the extent of her scam unfolded!

According to figures from Nielsen BookScan, Giudice's book, Fabulicious! On The Grill sold 5,920 copies from its May 1, 2013, release date until the end of the year.

From January to now, however, it's sold a PALTRY 80 copies — a more than 97% decrease in sales rate!

READ Just How Far Her Book Sales Have Fallen

Sales of her other, older copies have been similarly unimpressive in light of her legal issues. Fabulicious! Fast & Fit sold at a rate of just over 1,000 copies per month up until the first of this year, amassing 20,875 copies sold since its May 2012 release. From January until now, however, it's sold only 125 copies. That's an 88% decrease in sales rate.

Fabulicious! Teresa's Italian sold 115 copies this year, a sad shadow of the 42,000 it's sold since its May 201