According to a survey on bookstores that was conducted in Japan in October 2022, more than 60 percent of the respondents buy books from the stock of bookstores. Almost a third of respondents stated that they do not buy books at bookstores, but rather prefer to buy them online or as e-books.
Book purchase behavior in Japan as of October 2022
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Cross Marketing. (October 19, 2022). Book purchase behavior in Japan as of October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374294/japan-book-purchase-behavior/
Cross Marketing. "Book purchase behavior in Japan as of October 2022." Chart. October 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374294/japan-book-purchase-behavior/
Cross Marketing. (2022). Book purchase behavior in Japan as of October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374294/japan-book-purchase-behavior/
Cross Marketing. "Book Purchase Behavior in Japan as of October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374294/japan-book-purchase-behavior/
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Book purchase behavior in Japan as of October 2022 [Graph], Cross Marketing, October 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374294/japan-book-purchase-behavior/