Book, e-book and audio book sales increased in Germany during recent years. While numbers fluctuated, they were still impressive. If in 2011 total sales of all three book types amounted to just under 2 billion euros, in 2021 this figure had grown to almost 4.497 billion euros.
Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2021
(in million euros)
Figures were partly retrieved from earlier publications. E-books and audio books were included in sales figures from 2014. Private purchases on online marketplaces were not included after 2015.
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bevh. (January 26, 2022). Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/
bevh. "Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros)." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/
bevh. (2022). Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/
bevh. "Book, E-book and Audio Book Sales in German E-commerce from 2011 to 2021 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/
bevh, Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/ (last visited June 29, 2022)