Children's and young adult book sales increased by roughly 2.4 percent in Germany in 2023 compared to the previous year. Audiobooks recorded the largest drop in sales at almost 23 percent.
Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type
Distribution channels in retail bookstores, train station bookstores, department stores, electrical stores, drugstores (cash sales, respectively) and e-commerce
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Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (January 10, 2024). Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type." Chart. January 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (2024). Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
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