Adult fiction: genres ranked by share of sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2013

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 28, 2014
This statistic displays the genre distribution of adult fiction book sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2013. Thrillers accounted for 22 percent of adult fiction book purchases in 2013, up from 19 percent in 2012.

Genre distribution of adult fiction book sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 and 2013

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Statistic: Genre distribution of adult fiction book sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012 and 2013

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July 2014

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2012 and 2013

Supplementary notes

The UK Books & Consumers Annual Review provides an overview on consumer book purchases in the UK. It uses data based on 80-90,000 book purchases made by a nationally representative sample of 37-38,000 book buyers a year.

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