Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type
Children's and young adult book sales increased by roughly 2.4 percent in Germany in 2023 compared to the previous year. Audiobooks recorded the largest drop in sales at almost 23 percent.
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Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (January 10, 2024). Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type." Chart. January 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (2024). Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. "Book Sales in Germany in 2023, by Category and Edition Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/
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Book sales in Germany in 2023, by category and edition type [Graph], Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, January 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100659/book-sales-category-edition-type-germany/