The graph shows leading book genres in the United States as of July 2015. During a survey, 27 percent of respondents stated they had read a romance in the year leading up to the survey. The most popular genre was mystery, thriller and crime books, which 47 percent of respondents had admitted to reading in the past year. A similar trend can be seen amongst e-book readers, as 50 percent of respondents in a recent survey stated that mystery/thriller books were their favorite genre of e-books. The genre which has experienced the largest sales growth in the last few years is the romantic comedy genre, which has recorded sales growth of 357 percent.
What types of books have you read in the past year?
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Harris Interactive. (October 7, 2015). What types of books have you read in the past year? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/201404/types-of-books-that-american-adults-read/
Harris Interactive. "What types of books have you read in the past year? ." Chart. October 7, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201404/types-of-books-that-american-adults-read/
Harris Interactive. (2015). What types of books have you read in the past year? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/201404/types-of-books-that-american-adults-read/
Harris Interactive. "What Types of Books Have You Read in The past Year? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/201404/types-of-books-that-american-adults-read/
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