This statistic shows the revenue of the book market in Germany from 2005 to 2016, and projections for 2018 to 2022. The following categories were taken into account: reference books and nonfiction, text books and schoolbooks, and fiction (print and e-books). For 2019, PwC had forecast a revenue of roughly 4.4 billion euros for the fiction segment.
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This statistic shows the revenue of the book market in Germany from 2005 to 2016, and projections for 2018 to 2022. The following categories were taken into account: reference books and nonfiction, text books and schoolbooks, and fiction (print and e-books). For 2019, PwC had forecast a revenue of roughly 4.4 billion euros for the fiction segment.
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This statistic shows the revenue of the book market in Germany from 2005 to 2016, and projections for 2018 to 2022. The following categories were taken into account: reference books and nonfiction, text books and schoolbooks, and fiction (print and e-books). For 2019, PwC had forecast a revenue of roughly 4.4 billion euros for the fiction segment.
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- October 2018
- Region
- Germany
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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* The figures for 2018 to 2022 are projections.
The figures for 2005 to 2012 were taken from previous reports.
Fiction includes children's and young adults' books.
Text books and schoolbooks comprise the following categories: humanities, art, music, natural sciences, law, economy, education and learning.
Specialist books and nonfiction include travel guides and guidebooks. - Open this statistic in...
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- Region
- Germany
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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* The figures for 2018 to 2022 are projections.
The figures for 2005 to 2012 were taken from previous reports.
Fiction includes children's and young adults' books.
Text books and schoolbooks comprise the following categories: humanities, art, music, natural sciences, law, economy, education and learning.
Specialist books and nonfiction include travel guides and guidebooks. - Open this statistic in...
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