In 2021, book publishing houses in the UK reported a revenue of 3.2 billion British pounds generated from digital books, journals, and rights, up from three billion GBP in the previous year. Revenues from physical books amounted to 3.5 billion British pounds, meaning that print still accounted for the majority of revenue.
Publisher sales revenue of books, journals, and rights in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by format
(in million GBP)
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Publishers Association. (April 21, 2022). Publisher sales revenue of books, journals, and rights in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by format (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261271/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-format/
Publishers Association. "Publisher sales revenue of books, journals, and rights in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by format (in million GBP)." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261271/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-format/
Publishers Association. (2022). Publisher sales revenue of books, journals, and rights in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by format (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261271/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-format/
Publishers Association. "Publisher Sales Revenue of Books, Journals, and Rights in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2021, by Format (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261271/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-format/
Publishers Association, Publisher sales revenue of books, journals, and rights in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by format (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261271/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-format/ (last visited July 04, 2022)