In 2022, one in five books purchased by French readers was second-hand. While the volume share of second-hand book purchases has been constantly increasing since 2014, it dropped slightly in 2020, only to recover the following years.
Volume share of second-hand books in total book purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in euros)
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Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, & Sofia. (April 25, 2023). Volume share of second-hand books in total book purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382490/volume-share-second-hand-books-purchase-france/
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, und Sofia. "Volume share of second-hand books in total book purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in euros)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382490/volume-share-second-hand-books-purchase-france/
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Sofia. (2023). Volume share of second-hand books in total book purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382490/volume-share-second-hand-books-purchase-france/
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, and Sofia. "Volume Share of Second-hand Books in Total Book Purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382490/volume-share-second-hand-books-purchase-france/
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication & Sofia, Volume share of second-hand books in total book purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382490/volume-share-second-hand-books-purchase-france/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Volume share of second-hand books in total book purchases in France from 2014 to 2022 (in euros) [Graph], Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, & Sofia, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382490/volume-share-second-hand-books-purchase-france/