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 2019 this figure had grown to almost 3.856 billion euros.
Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2019
(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 21, 2020). Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2019 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, 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 2019 (in million euros)." Chart. January 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/
bevh. (2020). Book, e-book and audio book sales in German e-commerce from 2011 to 2019 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. 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 2019 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2020, 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 2019 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086515/book-e-book-audio-book-sales-e-commerce-germany/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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