Overall publisher book sales revenue in the United Kingdom increased in 2019 compared to the previous year, but some categories did better than others. Sales revenues for children’s books and non-fiction/reference books were up, whereas academic/professional and fiction book sales revenue fell slightly in 2019.
Physical sales should take a leaf out of digital’s book
This graph shows the sales revenue of books by category in the UK, but it is also interesting to see how sales revenue has fared by format. Digital sales revenue has grown considerably over the past ten years, with the rise of the e-book, and reached 710 million British pounds in 2019.
Books sold in high volumes
Higher sales volume means higher sales revenue. The year 2018 saw some great book releases with bestsellers flying off the shelves in the millions. Among the list of bestsellers were works of fiction, children’s books and cooking/healthy eating books. Statistics show that in 2019 there were more authors, writers and translators in the UK than there were in 2018.
Publisher book sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category
(in million GBP)
*Figures for 2009-2014 published earlier by the source. Digital book sales include sales of: consumer audiobook download, consumer ebook, consumer other, non-consumer ebook, online/subscription access and other non-consumer.
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Publishers Association. (July 22, 2020). Publisher book sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305681/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-category/
Publishers Association. "Publisher book sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million GBP)." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305681/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-category/
Publishers Association. (2020). Publisher book sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305681/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-category/
Publishers Association. "Publisher Book Sales Revenue in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2019, by Category (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305681/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-category/
Publishers Association, Publisher book sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by category (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305681/book-sales-revenue-in-the-uk-by-category/ (last visited August 11, 2022)
