The statistic presents the number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014. In 2009, approximately 718 million copies of books were sold in Japan. This number decreased to around 645 million copies in 2014.
Number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in million copies)
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Dentsu. (February 28, 2016). Number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686201/japan-book-sales-volume/
Dentsu. "Number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in million copies)." Chart. February 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686201/japan-book-sales-volume/
Dentsu. (2016). Number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686201/japan-book-sales-volume/
Dentsu. "Number of Books Sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686201/japan-book-sales-volume/
Dentsu, Number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686201/japan-book-sales-volume/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Number of books sold in Japan from 2009 to 2014 (in million copies) [Graph], Dentsu, February 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686201/japan-book-sales-volume/