Book purchase locations France 2019

This chart illustrates the distribution of book buying sites in France in 2019. Internet sales accounted for 21 percent of book sales in France, while 22.5 percent of new book purchases were made in bookstores that same year.

Breakdown of new book purchases in value in France in 2019, by place of purchase

Characteristic	Share of value of new books purchased
Bookstores (all networks combined)	22.5%
Large specialized cultural areas	27%
Large non-specialized areas	18.5%
Online sales	21%
Mail order, brokerage and clubs (excluding internet)	7.5%
Other*	4%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

France

Survey time period

2019

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Distribution of purchases of new books in value (new printed books, excluding school books and encyclopedias in fascicles, excluding second-hand books)". **discounters, schools, markets, shows, garden centers.

Provisional 2014 results.

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