- Media & Advertising›
- Books & Publishing›
Sales volume of books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
Premium statistics
Industry-specific and extensively researched technical data (partially from exclusive partnerships).
A paid subscription is required for full access.
Sales volume of books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
Sales volume of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million units)
by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jan 25, 2019
The statistic displays the sales volume of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million units). The sales volume of books in all languages in the Netherlands initially decreased by eight million units. In 2012, the sales volume of books in the Netherlands was 45 million units, whereas in 2014 it had dipped below 40 million units. In 2016, the sales volume of books in the Netherlands returned to 2013 levels, remaining unchanged in 2017 and 2018.
Sales volume of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million units)
| Sales in million units | |
|---|---|
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| Sales in million units | |
|---|---|
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
Exclusive Premium statistic
You need a Premium Account for unlimited access.
Full access to 1.5m statistics
Incl. source references
Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format
Premium Account
only $49 / month
*
Exclusive content
Exclusive Premium statistic
You need a Premium Account for unlimited access.
Full access to 1.5m statistics
Incl. source references
Available to download in PNG, PDF, XLS format
Premium Account
only $49 / month
*
© Statista 2019
About this statistic
Show source
Download
Settings
Share
Chart type
Datalabels
Share on Social Media
Download started
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Please be patient - this may take a moment
Description
Source
More information
by Brigitte van de Pas,
last edited
Jan 25, 2019
The statistic displays the sales volume of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million units). The sales volume of books in all languages in the Netherlands initially decreased by eight million units. In 2012, the sales volume of books in the Netherlands was 45 million units, whereas in 2014 it had dipped below 40 million units. In 2016, the sales volume of books in the Netherlands returned to 2013 levels, remaining unchanged in 2017 and 2018.
- Show sources information
- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- January 2019
- Region
- Netherlands
- Survey time period
- 2012 to 2018
- Special properties
- all languages
Source
- Show sources information
- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- January 2019
More information
- Region
- Netherlands
- Survey time period
- 2012 to 2018
- Special properties
- all languages
Other statistics on the topic
Books & Publishing
Consumer book market revenue in the Netherlands 2012-2022
Books & Publishing
Distribution of reading habits in the Netherlands 2018, by reading frequency
Books & Publishing
Number of books read in the last year in the Netherlands 2018
Books & Publishing
Market shares of print and digital in the Netherlands 2017 and 2022
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account!
Premium Account
Your perfect start with Statista
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$49 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Leading companies trust Statista:
Related Studies: Available to Download in PDF or PPTX Format
All Information
in one Presentation
Book market in the Netherlands
- 155 page/s
- English
- pptx
- Detailed references
Everything On "Book market in the Netherlands" in One Document: Edited and Divided into Handy Chapters. Including Detailed References.
Statista has been my savior on several occasions. The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can go right into a report or presentation.Marlene Greenfield
Vice President, Hearst Magazines
Statistics on "Book market in the Netherlands"
- Book publishing
The most important statistics
- Annual consumer book publishing market revenue in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast for 2018 to 2022 (in million euros)Consumer book market revenue in the Netherlands 2012-2022
- Number of book publishers in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016Number of book publishers in the Netherlands 2012-2016
- Number of book authors in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017*Number of book authors in the Netherlands 2012-2017
- Number of book translators in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017*Number of book translators in the Netherlands 2012-2017
- Number of book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Number of book titles available in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Number of new book titles in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2019*Number of new book titles in the Netherlands 2013-2019
- Number of e-book publishers in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018Number of e-book publishers in the Netherlands 2017-2018
- Number of e-book titles available in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018Number of e-book titles available in the Netherlands 2017-2018
- Book retail
The most important statistics
- Turnover of the book market in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million euros)Turnover of the book market in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Sales volume of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million units)Sales volume of books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Turnover index of e-books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017Turnover index of e-books in the Netherlands 2012-2017
- Market shares of print and digital book revenue in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2022Market shares of print and digital in the Netherlands 2017 and 2022
- Household consumption expenditure of newspapers, books and stationery in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2016 (in million euros)Consumer spending on newspapers, books and stationery in the Netherlands 2008-2016
- Number of paper book titles available in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2017, by purchase channelPaper book titles available in the Netherlands 2013-2017, by purchase channel
- Average number of books sold per title in the Netherlands in 2016, by genre Average number of books sold per title in the Netherlands 2016, by genre
- Average price of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in euros)Average price of books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Book readers and habits
The most important statistics
- Have you read a book in the past year?*Share of people having read a book in the past year in the Netherlands 2017-2019
- How often do you read books?*Frequency of reading books among youth in the Netherlands 2018
- Share of people reading books (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2019*Share of people reading books daily in the Netherlands 2013-2019
- How many books did you finish reading in the last year?*Number of books read in the last year in the Netherlands 2019
- Do you purchase paper books or e-books?*Purchasing paper or e-books in the Netherlands 2018
- How often do you visit a physical bookstore to buy books?*Bookstore visits in the Netherlands 2015-2019, by frequency
- How long ago did you last finish a book?*Distribution of time passed since last finished book January 2019
- Book genres
The most important statistics
- Distribution of book market turnover in the Netherlands in 2017, by genreDistribution of book market turnover in the Netherlands 2017, by genre
- Distribution of general book sales in the Netherlands in 2017, by genre*Distribution of general book sales in the Netherlands 2017, by genre
- Distribution of genres of print books in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2018Distribution of genres of print books in the Netherlands 2018
- Distribution of literary books sales volume in the Netherlands in 2016, by genreDistribution of literary books sales volume in the Netherlands 2016, by genre
- Total number of fiction book titles in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018Total number of fiction book titles in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Total number of non-literary fiction book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018Total number of non-literary fiction book titles in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Total number of informative non-fiction book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017Total number of informative non-fiction book titles in the Netherlands 2012-2017
- Total number of children's book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018Total number of children's book titles available in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Languages
The most important statistics
- Turnover share of Dutch-language books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018Turnover share of Dutch-language books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Turnover share of foreign-language books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018Turnover share of foreign-language books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- Distribution of foreign-language book sales in the Netherlands in 2017, by genreDistribution of foreign-language book sales in the Netherlands 2017, by genre
- Distribution of foreign-language book market turnover in the Netherlands in 2017, by genreDistribution foreign-language book market turnover in the Netherlands 2017, by genre
- Do you purchase books in a foreign language?*Individuals purchasing books in foreign language in the Netherlands 2018, by language
- E-books
The most important statistics
- Annual e-book sales in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)Annual e-book sales in the Netherlands from 2010-2017
- Sales volume share of e-books in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2018Sales volume share of e-books in the Netherlands 2014-2018
- Number of e-readers in the Netherlands from November 2016 to February 2018 (in 1,000s)Number of e-readers in the Netherlands 2016-2018
- Turnover share of e-books in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2018Turnover share of e-books in the Netherlands 2014-2018
- Average price of e-books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in euros)Average price of e-books in the Netherlands 2012-2018
- How often do you read or listen to paper books, e-books or audio books?*Distribution of reading habits in the Netherlands 2019, by reading frequency
- Which devices do you use to read e-books?*Devices used for reading e-books in the Netherlands 2019
- On average, how often do you purchase e-books?*E-books purchasing frequency in the Netherlands 2018
- Audio books
The most important statistics
- Number of audio book titles available in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018Number of audio book titles available in the Netherlands 2017-2018
- Do you sometimes listen to audio books?*Audio books listening frequency in the Netherlands 2017-2018
- Does your child sometimes listen to audio books?Audio books listening frequency among children in the Netherlands 2017
- Distribution of audio book listeners in the Netherlands in 2018, by age groupAudio book listeners in the Netherlands 2018, by age group
- Distribution of audio book listeners in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of educationAudio book listeners in the Netherlands 2018, by level of education
- What are for you reasons to listen to audio books?*Reasons to listen to audio books in the Netherlands 2018
- Number of audio books borrowed at public libraries in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2017Audio books borrowed at public libraries in the Netherlands 2015-2017
- Could you indicate to what extent you are interested in these audio book options?*Interest in audio book options in the Netherlands 2017
Discover Statista
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- Book publishing revenue in Sweden 2013-2022
- Ranking of book publishers in Sweden 2014, by profit
- Sales of the book publishing market worldwide in 2017, by country
- Number of books and booklets published in Poland 2005-2017
- B2B professional book market revenue in the Netherlands 2012-2020
- Publishing revenue worldwide by segment 2012-2021
- Book publishing revenue in Malta 2010-2022
- Industry revenue of “book publishing“ in Portugal 2011-2023
- Book publishing revenue in Estonia 2010-2022
- Forecast: revenue book publishing Germany 2009-2020
- Forecast: revenue book publishing Lithuania 2008-2020
- Export volume of the Spanish book industry to Asia in 2017, by type of book
- Portugal: number of employees in the publishing activities industry 2008-2015
- Publishing industry's sales in South Korea 2012-2016
- Share of books translated into Spanish with reprints in Spain in 2014
- Croatia: turnover of the information and communication industry 2008-2015
Studies
- Book market in Denmark
- Publishing industry in Germany
- Book market in Norway
- Book market in the U.S.
- Book market in Sweden
- Book market in Belgium
- Book market in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Book market in Italy
- Book market in Finland
- Book market in the Netherlands
- E-books in Germany
- E-books in the U.S.
- E-books in Italy
- E-books in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Book formats in the U.S.
Statistics on "Book market in the Netherlands"
- Annual consumer book publishing market revenue in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast for 2018 to 2022 (in million euros)
- Number of book publishers in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016
- Number of book authors in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017*
- Number of book translators in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017*
- Number of book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Number of new book titles in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2019*
- Number of e-book publishers in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018
- Number of e-book titles available in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018
- Number of e-book titles for sale in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018
- Turnover of the book market in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Sales volume of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in million units)
- Turnover index of e-books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017
- Market shares of print and digital book revenue in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2022
- Household consumption expenditure of newspapers, books and stationery in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2016 (in million euros)
- Number of paper book titles available in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2017, by purchase channel
- Average number of books sold per title in the Netherlands in 2016, by genre
- Average price of books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in euros)
- Average price of print books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in euros)
- Average revenue of bestsellers in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017
- Share of literary books in the bestseller market in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2016
- Number of book retailers in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2017*
- Number of book retail sales points in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2017*
- Number of e-book retailers in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018
- Have you read a book in the past year?*
- How often do you read books?*
- Share of people reading books (almost) daily in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2019*
- How many books did you finish reading in the last year?*
- Do you purchase paper books or e-books?*
- How often do you visit a physical bookstore to buy books?*
- How long ago did you last finish a book?*
- Distribution of book market turnover in the Netherlands in 2017, by genre
- Distribution of general book sales in the Netherlands in 2017, by genre*
- Distribution of genres of print books in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2018
- Distribution of literary books sales volume in the Netherlands in 2016, by genre
- Total number of fiction book titles in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018
- Total number of non-literary fiction book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018
- Total number of informative non-fiction book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2017
- Total number of children's book titles available in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018
- Distribution of fiction children's books turnover in the Netherlands in 2016, by genre
- Share of people sometimes reading literary books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*
- Share of people sometimes reading fictional thriller books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*
- Share of people sometimes reading comic books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*
- Share of people sometimes reading romantic fiction and erotic literature books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*
- Share of people sometimes reading religious books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background*
- Have you ever read young adult books?*
- Why do you read young adult books?*
- Turnover share of Dutch-language books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018
- Turnover share of foreign-language books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018
- Distribution of foreign-language book sales in the Netherlands in 2017, by genre
- Distribution of foreign-language book market turnover in the Netherlands in 2017, by genre
- Do you purchase books in a foreign language?*
- Annual e-book sales in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2017 (in million units)
- Sales volume share of e-books in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2018
- Number of e-readers in the Netherlands from November 2016 to February 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Turnover share of e-books in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2018
- Average price of e-books in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2018 (in euros)
- How often do you read or listen to paper books, e-books or audio books?*
- Which devices do you use to read e-books?*
- On average, how often do you purchase e-books?*
- How many e-books do you usually buy annually?*
- How do you acquire your e-books?*
- Where do you purchase your e-books?*
- Number of audio book titles available in the Netherlands from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2018
- Do you sometimes listen to audio books?*
- Does your child sometimes listen to audio books?
- Distribution of audio book listeners in the Netherlands in 2018, by age group
- Distribution of audio book listeners in the Netherlands in 2018, by level of education
- What are for you reasons to listen to audio books?*
- Number of audio books borrowed at public libraries in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2017
- Could you indicate to what extent you are interested in these audio book options?*
- Book publishing revenue in Sweden from 2013 to 2017, with a forecast to 2022 (in million DKK)
- Ranking of book publishers in Sweden in 2014, by profit (in million SEK)
- Share of the total sales of the global book publishing market in 2017, by country
- Number of books and booklets published in Poland from 2015 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
- Annual business to business professional book market revenue in the Netherlands 2012 to 2020 (in million euros)
- Book publishing revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2021, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Book publishing revenue in Malta from 2010 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Industry revenue of “book publishing“ in Portugal from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
- Book publishing revenue in Estonia from 2010 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of book publishing (NACE Rev. 2 J5811) in Germany from 2009 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of book publishing (NACE Rev. 2 J5811) in Lithuania from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of books exported by the publishing industry from Spain to Asia in 2017, by type
- Total number of employees in the publishing activities industry in Portugal from 2008 to 2015
- Sales value of the publishing industry in South Korea from 2012 to 2015 with an estimate for 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Percentage distribution of books translated into Spanish with reprints in Spain in 2014
- Annual turnover of the information and communication industry in Croatia from 2008 to 2015 (in million euros)
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $588 / Year
Related topics
About Statista
Statista offers dossiers and reports on over 170 industries. With Statista you are always able to make informed decisions and boost your work efficiency.
Internet & Telecommunications
- Social Media
- E-Commerce
- Online Video & Entertainment
- Advertising & Marketing
Consumer Goods & FMCG
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Cleaning Products
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Nutrition
Retail & Trade
- Health & Hygiene
- International Trade
- Shopping Behavior
- Sports & Leisure
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality
- Business Travel
- Leisure Travel
- Accomodation
- Restaurants
Society
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education & Science
- Politics & Government
Transportation & Logistics
- Aviation
- Rail Transport
- Vehicles & Road Traffic
- Water Transport
Save statistic in .XLS format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Save statistic in .PNG format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Save statistic in .PDF format
You can only download this statistic as a Premium user.
Show source references
As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
Show details about this statistic
As a Premium user you get access to background information and details about the release of this statistic.
Bookmark statistics
As soon as this statistic is updated, you will immediately be notified via e-mail.
Change statistics options
You need at least a Premium Account to use this feature.
Exclusive Corporate feature
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.