In 2023, there were 1,063 independent book stores in the UK and Ireland. The source noted that the lowest number recorded was 867 in 2016, which followed a 20-year decline but preceded the resurgence which has been ongoing since that year. The 2023 number did howvever fall by 0.8 percent from the previous year.
Number of independent bookstores in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023
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The Booksellers Association. (January 5, 2023). Number of independent bookstores in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450666/number-of-independent-bookstores-in-the-uk/
The Booksellers Association. "Number of independent bookstores in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450666/number-of-independent-bookstores-in-the-uk/
The Booksellers Association. (2023). Number of independent bookstores in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450666/number-of-independent-bookstores-in-the-uk/
The Booksellers Association. "Number of Independent Bookstores in The United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450666/number-of-independent-bookstores-in-the-uk/
The Booksellers Association, Number of independent bookstores in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450666/number-of-independent-bookstores-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of independent bookstores in the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2023 [Graph], The Booksellers Association, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450666/number-of-independent-bookstores-in-the-uk/
