This statistic displays the purposes for reading book among French people in January 2021. It appears that 70 percent of respondents declared that they mostly read for hobby, while 25 percent of them admitted that they read for hobby and for work.
For which purposes do you read?
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Statistics on Books in France
Book market
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Profile of book readers
6
- Basic Statistic Average number of print books read by the French 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of digital and print books read annually in France 2021
- Basic Statistic Reading consumption distribution in France 2021
- Basic Statistic Book reading penetration in France 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Types of books read by women in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Type of books read by men in France 2021
Reading habits
5
- Basic Statistic Book reading penetration in France 2021, by format
- Premium Statistic Most popular book genres read in France 2021
- Basic Statistic Reading frequency of readers in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Most popular book reading locations in France 2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for choosing a book in France 2021
E-books and audio books
7
- Premium Statistic E-book sales in France 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Device use for reading e-books among French youth in March 2022
- Premium Statistic Reading material attachment of French readers 2022
- Premium Statistic Penetration rate of e-books among French youth in March 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of audio book lovers among French youth in March 2022
- Premium Statistic Penetration rate of audio books among French youth in March 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of people who listened to audio content in France 2022, by type
Comics and manga
5
- Premium Statistic Comic books sales growth in France 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Manga sales growth in France 2021, by genre
- Premium Statistic Sales volume share of comic books sold in France 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Most popular manga volumes in France 2021, by sales value
- Premium Statistic Number of manga volumes sold in France 2012-2021
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- Presence of books at home as a child in France 2015
- Book consumption per capita in the U.S 2015, by format & age group
- Book consumption per capita in the U.S. 2014, by format & gender
- Book-related practices carried out by French parents 2015
- Ways of reading books among children and adolescents in Germany 2019
- Most read books in the world as of May 2012
- Number of books in a Hungarian household 2018
- Share of Hungarians purchasing used and new books 2018
- Main reasons given for enjoying reading in England 2013
- Experiences with reading had among respondents in England 2013
- Number of individual print books purchased by U.S. consumers April 2017, by age
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CNL. (March 30, 2021). For which purposes do you read? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/415703/purposed-of-reading-books/
CNL. "For which purposes do you read?." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415703/purposed-of-reading-books/
CNL. (2021). For which purposes do you read?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415703/purposed-of-reading-books/
CNL. "For Which Purposes Do You Read?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415703/purposed-of-reading-books/
CNL, For which purposes do you read? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/415703/purposed-of-reading-books/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
For which purposes do you read? [Graph], CNL, March 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/415703/purposed-of-reading-books/