DIY and lifestyle books being the most popular book genre in the country.
Do French people love self-books? They sure do, and one of their favorite genres appears to be books related to health, well-being and family life. Between 2017 and 2018, more than 14 million books dedicated to these topics were sold in France. This came as no surprise, with Number of self-help books sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by category (in 1,000s)
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Syndicat National de l'Edition. (July 2, 2018). Number of self-help books sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/734218/self-help-books-sales-volume-by-category-france/
Syndicat National de l'Edition. "Number of self-help books sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 2, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734218/self-help-books-sales-volume-by-category-france/
Syndicat National de l'Edition. (2018). Number of self-help books sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734218/self-help-books-sales-volume-by-category-france/
Syndicat National de l'Edition. "Number of Self-help Books Sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734218/self-help-books-sales-volume-by-category-france/
Syndicat National de l'Edition, Number of self-help books sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734218/self-help-books-sales-volume-by-category-france/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Number of self-help books sold in France in 2017 and 2018, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph], Syndicat National de l'Edition, July 2, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/734218/self-help-books-sales-volume-by-category-france/