In 2023, roughly 41 million e-books were sold on the German consumer market. This was an increase of almost 4 million copies, or around ten percent compared to 2022. Sales have risen considerably in the long term. For comparison: 2010, only 1.9 million e-book copies were sold in Germany.
Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2023
(in million copies)
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Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (March 8, 2024). Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2023 (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385750/e-book-market-key-figures-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2023 (in million copies)." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385750/e-book-market-key-figures-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (2024). Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2023 (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385750/e-book-market-key-figures-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Sales Volume of E-books on The Consumer Market in Germany from 2010 to 2023 (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385750/e-book-market-key-figures-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2023 (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385750/e-book-market-key-figures-germany/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Sales volume of e-books on the consumer market in Germany from 2010 to 2023 (in million copies) [Graph], Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385750/e-book-market-key-figures-germany/